Transcript Review Game 5

Initial Event
of Key Dates
Eras in U.S.
U.S. Presidents
History
Documents
Documents
Amendments
to the
Constitution
World War
II
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The date that the Japanese
bombed Pearl Harbor causing the
U.S. to enter World War II
What is December 7, 1941?
The date the stock market
crashed, signaling the beginning
of the Great Depression in the
United States
What is October 29, 1929?
The year Austria declared war on
Serbia after the assassination of
the Austrian heir.
What is 1914?
The year the USS Maine
exploded in Havana, Cuba.
What is 1898?
This person issued a plan known
as the Fourteen Points in an
attempt
to secure world peace and avoid
future global conflicts.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This person decided to use the
atomic bomb on Japan.
Who is Harry Truman?
The third President of the United
States who was also responsible
for the writing of the Declaration
of Independence.
Who is Thomas
Jefferson?
President who was also known
for this first attempt to conserve
the natural resources of the
United States
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The era in United States history
defined not only by conflicts in
Korea and Vietnam in an attempt
to contain communism, but also
tense relations with the Soviet
Union
What is the Cold War Era?
The era defined by more leisure
time and money in one’s pocket,
advent of the automobile, Jazz,
“speakeasies,” nickelodeons,
bootlegging, and racketeering
caused by prohibition
What is the “Roaring Twenties”
Era?
The era in the late 1800s defined
by the increase in personal wealth
gained during the industrial age
What is the Gilded Age?
The early 1900 era where there
was an attempt to return political
control back to the people,
restore economic opportunities,
and correct injustices in
American life with such steps as
the 16th and 17th Amendments
What is the Progressive Era?
Document with these important
words, “We hold these truths to
be self evident…that all men are
created equal.”
What is the Declaration of
Independence?
Document added to the
Constitution in 1791 to guarantee
individual rights of citizens of the
United States
What is the Bill of Rights?
English document written in
1215, beginning the ideas of both
a representative government as
well as a limited government
What is the Magna Carta?
The series of papers written to
support the ratification of the
Constitution - used such
arguments as the benefits of an
extended republic based on the
consent of the people and the
“imbecility” of the Articles of
Confederation
What are the Federalist Papers?
The three post Civil War Amendments
abolishing slavery, guaranteeing
citizenship, and giving the right
to vote to male ex-slaves
What are the 13th, 14th, and the
15th Amendments?
The three Amendments
(besides the 15th Amendment)
that extended the right to vote
to groups who
had been denied
What are the 19th (women),
24th (no poll tax), and
26th (18 year olds)
Amendments?
The Amendment that allowed for
the direct election of Senators by
the citizens; it increased the
citizen’s vote in the national
government
What is the 17th Amendment?
The Amendment that created a
graduated income tax in an
attempt to provide more equity in
the taxation of the citizenry
What is the 16th Amendment?
The June 6, 1944 Allied invasion
commanded by Eisenhower with
over 1 million troops in
Normandy, France-led to the
eventual surrender of Germany
What is D-Day?
The two fronts of World War II,
causing the United States to have
to split their military efforts and
forces
What are the European theater
and the Pacific theater?
The Axis dictators and their
respective countries who rose to
power on strong nationalistic
policies and complete control of
the lives of their citizens
Who are Hitler of Germany,
Mussolini of Italy, and Tojo (or
Hirohito) of Japan?
Two terms to describe Hitler’s
attempt to purify the German
race- resulted in the genocide of
non-Aryan peoples (specifically 6
million Jews)
What are the Holocaust and the
Final Solution?