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6746349406Storm waters flooded the city after the levees broke.How did Hurricane Katrina affect New Orleans?0
6746349407Entrepreneur who designed personal computers and their operating software.What impact did Bill Gates have on business and technology?1
6746349408People grew their own fruits & vegetables at home to conserve food production during war.What were Victory Gardens?2
674634940919th AmendmentWomen, such as the Union for Women's Suffrage, fought for the ratification of what amendment?3
6746349410Desegregation (or integration) of public schools.What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education?4
67463494111920sWhat decade was characterized by installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers?5
6746349412Broke the stalemate created by trench warfare.How did tanks affect the course of World War 1?6
6746349413First female Supreme Court Justice.Why was the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court important?7
67463494141941What year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Habor, causing the U.S. to enter World War 2?8
67463494151929What year did the stock market crash, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression?9
67463494161898What year did the U.S. fight the Spanish-American War, allowing it to move into the position of a world power?10
6746349417Cold WarWhich era was defined by conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, as well as dealt with the U.S. attempting to contain communism due to tense relations with the Soviet Union?11
6746349418Roaring 1920sWhich era was characterized by consumerism, jazz, speakeasies, and a fear of communists AND immigrants12
6746349419Gilded AgeWhich era was characterized by industrialization, urbanization, increases in wealth for businesses, and the formation of labor unions?13
6746349420Progressive EraWhich era was defined by reforms as people tried to return political power to the people, restore opportunities, and combat the injustices of the Gilded Age?14
6746349421Declaration of IndependenceWhich document begins with the words "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal"?15
6746349422Poor farming techniques and droughtWhat human and physical factors caused the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?16
674634942315th AmendmentWhat post-Civil War amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote?17
674634942414th AmendmentWhat post-Civil War amendment defined citizenship and was later violated by the internment of the Japanese?18
674634942518th AmendmentWhat amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol?19
6746349426Expanded voting rightsWhat is the connection between the 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments?20
674634942717th AmendmentWhich Progressive Era amendment allowed for the direct election of senators, leading to an increase in direct democracy?21
6746349428New technology, westward expansion, new labor & business practices.Which factors allow for the rapid industrialization of the U.S. after the Civil War?22
6746349429Poor working conditions, long hours, low wagesWhy did labor unions form in the late 1800s?23
6746349430Pure Food & Drug Act and Meat Inspection ActWhat laws did Upton Sinclair's muckraking novel, The Jungle, help to pass?24
6746349431Strong navyAccording to imperialist Alfred Thayer Mahan, what did the U.S. need to build in order to become a world power?25
6746349432Eliminated competitionWhy were monopolies and trusts declared illegal under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?26
6746349433Factory jobs in NorthWhy did African Americans migrate north during and after World War 1 in the Great Migration?27
6746349434Maintain defense production levels.Why did women go to work in factories in World War 2?28
6746349435Civil disobedienceWhat method did Rosa Parks and the Greensboro 4 use when they refused to leave their seats on the bus or lunch counters?29
6746349436Mistrust in governmentWhat effect did the Teapot Dome, Watergate, and Clinton scandals have on citizens of the U.S.?30
6746349437Peace treaty between Israel and EgyptWhat were the Camp David Accords?31
6746349438Faster shipping routes between Atlantic & Pacific oceansWhy did imperialists believe it was important for the U.S. to build a canal through Panama?32
6746349439Germany's unrestricted submarine warfareWhy did the U.S. enter World War 1?33
6746349440FDR's Relief, Recovery, Reform programs to end Great DepressionWhat was the New Deal?34
6746349441Overseas territoriesWhat did the U.S. acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War that allowed the U.S. to move into a position of world power?35
6746349442Sent them to internment camps.Why did Executive Order 9066 violate the rights of Japanese-Americans during World War 2?36
6746349443Space Race & creation of NASAWhat was a direct result of the Soviets launch of Sputnik in 1957?37
6746349444Poverty, War, Economy Opportunity, FreedomWhat are push and pull factors for immigration in the late 1800s?38
6746349445Increased political participation of minoritiesWhat was the impact of the 24th Amendment and the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?39
6746349446Intervention in countries is necessary to prevent others from falling to communism.What was the belief of Domino Theory, which was the basis for involvement in Korea & Vietnam Wars?40
6746357102Greed for gold, treasures, and natural resourcesWhat was a motive for the European exploration and colonization of the New World?41
6746364391PortugalWhich was the first European nation of sponsor a transatlantic voyage of exploration?42
6746369511Sophisticated weaponsWhy were the Europeans able to swiftly conquer the Native American tribes?43
6746373502Fur tradeWhat was the primary French activity in North America during the 16th century?44
6746380282Intertribal peacekeeping organizationWhat was the Iroquois Confederacy?45
6746385530VirginiaWhat was the first North American colony claimed by Great Britain?46
6746389172hostilityRelations between the Indians and the early Spanish were characterized by47
6746393652Theocracy in New England endedWhat was an important effect of the Salem Witch Trials of 1690s?48
6746400121Unofficial church leader who spoke out against establishment & advocated for education of womenAnne Hutchinson is a significant figure in early colonial history because49
6746406438Turned plantation elite away from indentured servantsWhat was the significance of Bacon's Rebellion50
6746416235a refuge for CatholicsThe colony of Maryland was originally founded as51
6746424367Ignored them & continued smugglingHow did the colonists react to the Navigation Acts of the mid-1600s?52
6746432303Worldviews were irreconcilable.Why did the Indian tribes & European settlers never assimilate into one society?53
6746439788Transport of African slaves to North America to be soldWhat is the middle passage?54
6746446653Restrict trade between British colonies & other nations.What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts of the mid-17th century?55
6746450984Revival of Protestant religious feverWhat was the Great Awakening of the mid-18th century?56
6746466296territorial expansionThe French and Indian War came about because of a dispute over57
6746469312Loose association for mutual security of coloniesWhat was the Albany Plan of Union?58
6746475878Fought for their benefit.Why did Britain decide that the colonies must assume a share of the British War debt?59
6746491059Proclamation Line of 1763Which law did colonists oppose after the French and Indian War that restricted their westward migration?60
6746497720Installation of troops in peacetime.What was the Boston Massacre a direct result of?61
6746509631Intolerable ActsWhen British colonists dumped chests of East India tea onto Boston Harbor, what did Parliament pass in response?62
6746518245Social ContractThe belief that government is derived by the consent of the governed is what theory?63
6746524709Quartering ActWhich 1774 Act started that colonists must allow redcoats to lodge in their houses, when requested to by the army?64
6746543210Northwest Ordinance of 1787Which policy, under the Articles of Confederation, settled, organized, and decided the future statehood of the Northwest Territory?65
6746696805Articles of ConfederationWhat was the early form of U.S. government that required unanimous consent to pass laws, lacked an executive branch, and failed to give the federal government the power to tax?66

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