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Man who served as commander-in-chief of the colonial forces during the American

Revolution

Who is George Washington?

The man who is considered the author of the following words in the Declaration of

Independence “…all men are created equal, that they are

endowed with certain unalienable rights…life, liberty, and the pursuit of

happiness.”

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

The man who led the hearings during the

1950 Cold War era to find Communists.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

The man responsible for the founding and early thinking of the NAACP

(National Association for the Advancement of

Colored People)

Who is William E.B. Du Bois?

The name for the FDR’s plan to bring about recovery from the

Depression

What is the New Deal?

The economic system characterized by free

markets, a goal of profit, and private

ownership

What isCapitalism?

The 1935 act passed during the Depression that was to serve as an insurance program to help the unemployed

and elderly

What is theSocial Security Act?

Decline in world trade, the Stock

Market crash, and massive bank failures

What are events or signals at the beginning of the

Great Depression?

An effect on trade from the building of

such canals as the Erie or the Panama

What is to speed up trade due to the canal

significantly shortening the travel distance by

connecting waterways?

The geographic effect of waves of

immigration from the world to the U.S.

What is the development of ethnic areas in large cities such as Chinatown in San Francisco or Little Italy in

New York?

Two geographic features of Russia that

both Hitler and Napoleon ignored in

their attempts to invade

What are the size of Russia and the long, often brutal

winter weather?

The geographic nickname of the Great Plains, identifying

the effect of drought and poor agricultural practices

prevalent in the 1930’s during the Depression

What is the Dust Bowl?

Group in the late 19th century that wanted free, unlimited coinage of

silver; a graduated income tax; direct election of senators;

government ownership of the telephone, telegraph, and railroad

systems

Who are the Populists?

The woman who is given credit for

leading the movement to get women the right

to vote

Who is Susan B. Anthony?

Connection between the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, sit-ins,

and the March from Selma

What are examples of the non-violent civil

rights movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.?

The man who is given credit for improving

the working conditions of migrant

farm workers

Who isCesar Chavez?

Connection between the telegraph, telephone,

computer, and the Internet

What is improved and faster means of

communication?

The first industry to utilize the assembly-

line production

What is theautomobile industry?

Used to transport communication prior to the advent of the

telegraph

What is thePony Express?

Scientist whose work led to the

development of the atomic bomb

Who isAlbert Einstein?

The major reason the United States never ratified the Treaty of Versailles that ended

World War I

What is the desire to stay out of European affairs possible with membership in the League of Nations?

The 1832 crisis in South Carolina over the tariff they declared “null and

void” as well as threatening to secede if

enforced

What is the Nullification Crisis?

A major provision of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964

What is to end segregation of all public

facilities across the United States?

The Supreme Court case that ended the

segregation or “separate but equal” policy in

public schools

What is Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka,

Kansas?