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Name of the southern Ironclad ship used in the Civil War - correct answer ✔✔Virginia Name of the ship sank by the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during wartime. - correct answer ✔✔Housatonic Where was Abraham Lincoln shot? - correct answer ✔✔Ford's Theatre Lever action rifle, limited in supply but highly prized by soldiers - correct answer ✔✔Henry Name of the famous nothern Ironclad ship used in the Civil War - correct answer ✔✔Monitor Gilded age figure who attempted a Shipping Monopoly in the U.S - correct answer ✔✔Cornelius Vanderbilt What measure granted "forty acres and a mule" to former slaves? (overturned by Andrew Johnson a year later) - correct answer ✔✔Special Field Orders 15 Machine gun known as the "Coffee Mill Gun" - correct answer ✔✔Agar Who issued Special Field Order 15? - correct answer ✔✔William Sherman Name of the first submarine to sink an enemy during wartime - correct answer ✔✔Hunley Gilded age figure who attempted an Oil Monopoly in the U.S - correct answer ✔✔John Rockefeller
Technology used in the civil war, considered today to be a primitive grenade - correct answer ✔✔Ketchum Who was the only confederate official executed because of his actions in the civil war? - correct answer ✔✔Henry Wirz Scandal from the Grant presidential era dealt with "Straw Bids" into coveted rural postal delivery? - correct answer ✔✔Star Route Whobecame renowned for his photography during the American Civil War? - correct answer ✔✔Matthew Brady First measure to suggest all people born in the U.S were citizens, stopped short of determining the right to vote, and was vetoed by Andrew Johnson after its passage by Congress - correct answer ✔✔Civil Rights Bill 1866 Scandal from the Grant presidential era dealt with the collection of unpaid taxes by a private citizen who was hired by the Secretary of the Treasury? - correct answer ✔✔Sanborn Incident Who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln? - correct answer ✔✔John Wilkes Booth Gilded Age figure who attempted a Steel Monopoly - correct answer ✔✔Andrew Carnegie Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery in the United States? - correct answer ✔✔13th Name of the strike that began when Andrew Carnegie attempted to shut down and reopen some of his more profitable factories on a non-union basis? - correct answer ✔✔Homestead Who was the leader of the American Railway Union who was arrested and convicted following his refusal to end one of the costliest railroad strikes of the 19th century? - correct answer ✔✔Eugene Debs
Who was the President of the United States whose administration convinced federal courts to issue an injunction against the Pullman Strike? - correct answer ✔✔Grover Cleveland Name of the group that led the Homestead Strike - correct answer ✔✔Amalgamated Union Economic theory whose core was the key idea of "private" (private investment, private risk, private gain)
Who was the Philippine revolutionary who returned to the Philippines during the Spanish American war to aid in the overthrow of Spanish rule? - correct answer ✔✔Emilio Aguinaldo Who owned the New York Journal during the famous contest of sensational journalism leading up to and including the Spanish American War? - correct answer ✔✔William Randolph Hearst Under which U.S. President were National Parks and Wildlife Refuges expanded during the Progressive Era? - correct answer ✔✔Theodore Roosevelt What ended the Spanish-American War? - correct answer ✔✔Treaty of Paris Which "Progressive Amendment" to the United States Constitution made it illegal to produce, distribute, or sell alcohol in the nation? - correct answer ✔✔18th U.S Army unit known as the Rough-riders led by Theodore Roosevelt - correct answer ✔✔1st Volunteer Cavalry Who was the Progressive Era reformer whose leadership of the NAWSA led to the adoption of women's suffrage as an amendment to the United States Constitution? - correct answer ✔✔Carrie Catt Name of the famous Supreme Court decision in which the court overturned a states right to limit hours worked per day and per week by male employees - correct answer ✔✔Lochner vs. New York What was the name of America's first and only National Park up until the Progressive Era? - correct answer ✔✔Yellowstone Progressive Era reformer who took a controversial (for the time) stand on women's sexuality? - correct answer ✔✔Margaret Sanger Who owned the New York World during the famous contest of sensational journalism leading up to and including the Spanish American War? - correct answer ✔✔Joseph Pulitzer
Name of the famous Supreme Court decision in which the court upheld the right of a state to limit the amount of hours worked per day and per week by female employees - correct answer ✔✔Muller vs. Oregon Which "Progressive Amendment" to the United States Constitution allowed for a popular vote of U.S. Senators rather than the old way of appointing them? - correct answer ✔✔17th Which "Progressive Amendment" to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote? - correct answer ✔✔19th What was the name of the only surviving Spanish ship following the Battle of Santiago Cuba? - correct answer ✔✔Cristobal Colon Who was the commander of the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish American war in the Philippines? - correct answer ✔✔George Dewey Legislative amendment that said that the United States would not interfere in Cuban affairs following its intervention into Cuba's revolution against Spain? - correct answer ✔✔Teller Amendment Which leading biologist established and operated the Biological Research Facility in New York? - correct answer ✔✔Charles Davenport Who was the leader of Germany during WWI who was forced to flee following the Hundred Days Offensive and an uprising of his own people? - correct answer ✔✔Wilhelm II What was the name of the revolt against the German Kaiser during WWI? - correct answer ✔✔November Revolution Where did this assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke occur? - correct answer ✔✔Sarajevo Who was the assassin of the Austo-Hungarian Archduke? - correct answer ✔✔Gavrilo Princip
name of the 1878 agreement that gave independence to Serbia while granting control of most of the rest of the Balkans to Austria-Hungary? - correct answer ✔✔Treaty of Berlin Who was the commander of U.S. armed forces during WWI? He led the 100 days offensive into the heart of Germany. - correct answer ✔✔John Pershing Which landmark Supreme Court decision seems to indicate that an individual has influence and control of their own body? - correct answer ✔✔Roe vs. Wade What was the name of the British luxury liner which was sank by German U-boats because of the perception that it was carrying war supplies? It's sinking led to American involvement in the war. - correct answer ✔✔Lusitania Which landmark Supreme Court decision seems indicate that the state (government) has influence and control over an individual's body? - correct answer ✔✔Buck vs. Bell Who was the President of the United States who argued that "America must be neutral in thought as well as in action" in regards to WWI? - correct answer ✔✔Woodrow Wilson Who was the Alabama physician who became the state's leading eugenicist? - correct answer ✔✔William Partlow What state became the first in the United States to adopt official eugenic legislation in 1907? - correct answer ✔✔Indiana FDR's Alphabet Agency that was established to offset the falling agricultural prices by, basically, paying farmers to not plant crops - correct answer ✔✔AAA Who was the French Ambassador of the Big Three at Versailles? - correct answer ✔✔George Clemenceau
Where did FDR maintain a summer residence to aid in the pain associated with his disease? - correct answer ✔✔Warm Springs, Georgia OFFICIAL version of what happened to Woodrow Wilson during and following the Treaty of Versailles? - correct answer ✔✔A stroke FDR's Alphabet Agency that was established to bring "fairness" to the marketplace by bringing together industry, government, and employees oversee American industry - correct answer ✔✔NRA FDR's Alphabet Agency that was established to put young men to work on conservation projects (i.e. national forests) - correct answer ✔✔CCC FDR's Alphabet Agency that was established to bring electricity to rural areas of the American south - correct answer ✔✔TVA name of the operation that contained both amphibious and airborne operations in France - correct answer ✔✔Overlord In discussing the Cold War division of Germany, which side was controlled primarily by the United States and their allies? - correct answer ✔✔West name of the conference in which FDR conceded the right to take Berlin to Joseph Stalin - correct answer ✔✔Yalta What nation did not participate in the Berlin Airlift? - correct answer ✔✔Soviet Union Which world leader popularized the term "iron curtain" - correct answer ✔✔Winston Churchill Which world leader foresaw a post- WWII world in which capitalism would be replaced by socialist order? - correct answer ✔✔Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945? - correct answer ✔✔Enola Gay In discussing the Cold War division of Germany, which side was controlled primarily by the Soviet Union and their allies? - correct answer ✔✔East What was the name of the first atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan - correct answer ✔✔Little Boy Soviet equivalent of the Marshall Plan - correct answer ✔✔Molotov During the Berlin Blockade, what was open for allies to use to resupply the Berliners? - correct answer ✔✔Airspace Which world leader foresaw a post-WWII world that was free for democratically elected governments to take root? - correct answer ✔✔Franklin Roosevelt In discussing the Cold War, what is the best word to most adequately describe the United States foreign policy toward communism? - correct answer ✔✔Containment Who was appointed as commander of the United States Pacific Fleet just ten days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? - correct answer ✔✔Chester Nimitz What measure created the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Council, and Department of Defense? - correct answer ✔✔National Security Act of 1947 name of the United States Cold War policy which promised US help (economically and militarily) to Turkey and Greece to keep them from falling to Soviet influence? - correct answer ✔✔Truman Doctrine True or False: NATO was formed as a military alliance against Soviet expansion. - correct answer ✔✔True
name of the United States Cold War policy which promised to rebuild any European nation following WWII to keep them from falling under Soviet influence - correct answer ✔✔Marshall Plan name operation that was a proposed land invasion of Japan? It called for American troops to land on the eastern shore while Soviet troops landed on the western shore. - correct answer ✔✔Downfall Which world leader focused almost entirely upon the stability of the Mediterranean region as it related to the safety and security of his own empire following WWII? - correct answer ✔✔Winston Churchill Who was the famous "Beat" who wrote "On the Road"? - correct answer ✔✔Jack Kerouac Who was installed as the North Korean leader by the Soviet Union immediately preceding the Korean War? - correct answer ✔✔Kim Il-sung In discussing the reality of 1950s America, what word does NOT best describe society? - correct answer ✔✔Acceptant What was one of America's first mass produced suburbs? - correct answer ✔✔Levittown What measure integrated the military of the U.S? - correct answer ✔✔Executive Order 9981 Who is the current leader of North Korea? - correct answer ✔✔Kim Jung Un Who was the famous "Beat" who wrote "Howl"? - correct answer ✔✔Allen Ginsberg What word describes how the United States approached the Cold War and the predominant view on American society during the 1950s? - correct answer ✔✔Containment True or False: The increased manufacturing during WWII had created an economic recession during the 1950s which led to most people having very little employment opportunity or expendable income. - correct answer ✔✔False
What was the name of the WWII meeting that discussed the future of Korea following the, hopeful, successful completion of WWII? - correct answer ✔✔Potsdam What measure authorized the use of military force against communist North Korea and, also, authorized the United States to select a commander for this military? - correct answer ✔✔UN Resolution 82 Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese Revolution? - correct answer ✔✔Mao Zedong Who was installed as the South Korean president by the United States immediately preceding the Korean War? - correct answer ✔✔Syngman Rhee Where did MacArthur's amphibious landing occur during the Korean War? - correct answer ✔✔Incheon Which former NBA star has recently made headlines because of his unsanctioned "diplomatic" trips to North Korea? - correct answer ✔✔Dennis Rodman Who was the commander of UN military operations during the Korean War? - correct answer ✔✔Douglas MacArthur What was NOT a sphere of containment during the 1950s? - correct answer ✔✔Military Nations involved in the famous "Kitchen Debates" - correct answer ✔✔U.S and Russia Who was the leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party during the Chinese Revolution? - correct answer ✔✔Chiang Kai-Shek Who was the former professor at the University of Indiana, Miami, and UAB who pioneered the study of how interstate highways bisect communities and play into the "Containment" of the 1950s? - correct answer ✔✔Raymond Mohl
What is the name of the operation to evacuate the last remaining Americans form Vietnam in 1975 following the fall of Saigon? - correct answer ✔✔Frequent Wind During the Tet Offensive, what city became the site for an extended battle that was, officially, a victory for the Americans? - correct answer ✔✔Hue Who was the puppet leader of Vietnam who was installed by the French following WWII? - correct answer ✔✔Bo Dai What was the name of the controversial bombardment of North Vietnam by the Nixon administration in which 15,237 tons of munitions were dropped during the Christmas holidays in 1972? - correct answer ✔✔Linebacker II What was the code name of the first sustained United States aerial bombardment of North Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin incident? - correct answer ✔✔Rolling Thunder What was NOT a reason behind the strategic significance of the city of Hue? - correct answer ✔✔Capital city of South Vietnam What measure gave President Johnson the authority to build troop levels and fight the war in Vietnam as he saw fit? - correct answer ✔✔Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Following the division of Vietnam into North and South, who was the first American President to begin to implement the American "Containment" policy in the region? - correct answer ✔✔Dwight Eisenhower Who was the Vietnamese leader who had been inspired by Chinese and Soviet Communism and aspired to implement it in his own nation? - correct answer ✔✔Ho Chi Minh Which ship was reportedly attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnam thereby ushering in American full scale involvement in the war? - correct answer ✔✔USS Maddox