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Double Jeopardy. CREDITS. Double Jeopardy. WWI. WWII. The 20’s. The Cold War. Principles of the Constitution. The American Revolution. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $400. $400. $400. $400. $400. $400. $600. $600. $600. $600. $600. $600. $800. $800. $800. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CREDITS
Major allies of the United States in World War I
Who are the French, the British, and the Russians?
The British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by a German sub in
1915; 1198 people, including 128 Americans were killed
What is the Lusitania?
The two major reasons the United States eventually
declared war onGermany and the other
Central powers
What is Germany’s continued use of unrestricted submarine
warfare, and the Zimmerman note instructing Mexico what
they would receive if they would attack the U.S.?
Open diplomacy between countries, freedom of the seas, removal of tariffs, reduction of
armaments, an end to the policies of imperialism, and a creation of a general association of nations
to keep peace
What is Wilson’s plan for world peace, called the “Fourteen
Points?”
Battle in the Pacific that blockedthe southern plan of the Japanese to invade the United States-served to
begin to turn the tide inthe Pacific front in favor of the
United States
What is the Battle of Midway?
WACS, “Rosie the Riveter,” and rationing
What are some of the roles women played in the war effort?
Two reasons Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on the
Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What are the refusal of the Japanese to immediately
surrender andthe projected loss of lives if the U.S. had to invade the Japanese
islands?
Executive Order 9066-later challenged in the Supreme Court
as a violation of the rights of Japanese American citizens
What is the order that relocated all Japanese living on the West
Coast of the U.S. into internment camps in the interior of the
United States?
The plane flown by Charles Lindbergh when he made the first
solo, nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927
What is the Spirit of St. Louis?
The man responsiblefor developing the assembly
line production of automobiles and the introduction of a
minimum wagefor an 8 hour day for
factory workers
Who is Henry Ford?
The attorneys for the 1925 Scopes trial that challenged the Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of evolution in the
public schools
Who are William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence
Darrow for the defense??
The 1919-20 nationwide anti-Communist crusade against left-
wing Americans whose patriotism was suspect
What is the Red Scare?
The doctrine adopted in 1947 that promised U.S. support for any nation that was threatened by
Communism-later led to involvement in both Korea and
Vietnam
What is the Truman Doctrine?
The six day crisis in 1962 whenthe U.S. discovered the Soviets were
building nuclear missile launchsites in Cuba; the U.S. then ordered a
blockade until the Soviets dismantled the sites.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Draft card burning, draft dodging, and the incident at Kent
State
What are examples of protests against continued military involvement by the U.S. in
Vietnam?
The formal name of the organization made up of eleven nations that joined together after
World War II (primarily in response to the aggression of the Soviet Union); pledged to fight
for each other if attacked
What is the North American Treaty Organization (NATO)?
The principle in the Constitution that divides the functions of government into legislative,
executive, and judicial and the reason for its use
What are separation of powers and to keep any one part of the government from gaining too
much power?
Veto, Senate approval of Presidential appointments, and
declaring a law unconstitutional
What are examples of the checks and balance system?
Type of government where the ultimate power rests in all the
citizens entitled to vote for representatives who exercise that
power
What is a republic?
The principle that divides the powers and responsibilities of
government between the nation and the state
What is federalism?
Battle known as the “Shot Heard Round the World” because it
began the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Lexington?
July 4, 1776
What is the date of the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence?
The battle fought in Virginia resulting in the British surrender
and the independence of the American colonies
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
A decisive turning point victory for the Americans because it
brought the French in to aid the American cause for
independence
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Granted $13 billion in aid for former servicemen-aid ranged
from educational grants, to housing, and other services to
assist them with the readjustment to society after World War II
What is the G.I. Bill of Rights?
Special Thanks• Barbara Caffee-Social Studies Curriculum
Coordinator for CFBISD
• Georgeanne Hultman , Brian Horn, and Pier Larsen- history teachers, Creekview High School
• Eric Fink-Technology consultant for CFBISD; Aziz Merchant and David Kim-technology students
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