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Significant Individuals
Major Eras in US
History
Specific Dates
America at War
The Roaring Twenties
WORLD WAR II-CIVIL RIGHTS
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Final Jeopardy
1920s aviator who became the hero of the
decade
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Who was Charles Lindbergh?
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His “rough-riders” gained fame in the
Spanish American War.
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Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
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Industrialist whose factories used
assembly lines to cut the costs of production.
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Who was Henry Ford?
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A former democratic candidate for the
presidency, he was the prosecuting attorney in
the Scopes Trial.
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Who was William Jennings Bryan?
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A famous attorney who defended John Scopes
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Who was Clarence Darrow?
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A time of economic problems during the
1930s
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What was the Great Depression?
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A period when the middle-class led a
movement to reform industries, the
government and society.
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What was the Progressive Era?
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The era after WWII when there was serious tension
between the United States and the Soviet
Union.
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What was the Cold War?
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A major social reform movement of the late
1950s and 1960s.
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What was the Civil Rights Movement?
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A period known for corruption in
government, growth of industries and wide differences in the
wealth of U.S. citizens.
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What was the Gilded Age?
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These were the years that America fought in
World War II.
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What was happening between 1941 and
1945?
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The years that World War I began and
ended.
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What is the significance of the
dates 1914 and 1918?
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The “Great Crash” of the stock market.
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What happened in 1929?
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The Spanish American War occurred
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What happened in 1898?
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The Reconstruction period ended
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What happened in 1877?
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A war between the U.S. and a European country
over the future of Cuba.
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What was the Spanish-American
War?
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The acquisition of this island nation led to
concerns over American expansionism and our
new position as a world power.
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What were the Philippines?
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Unlimited German submarine warfare
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What was a major reason the U.S.
became involved in WWI?
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President Wilson’s plan for Europe after WWI
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What were the 14 Points?
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Document the U.S. never signed due to concerns over the League of Nations.
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What was the Treaty of
Versailles?
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The name given to the period of anti-
communist hysteria after WWI.
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What was the Red Scare?
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This was passed due to concerns over the
boom in immigration during the early 1900s.
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What was immigration restriction
legislation? (or the Emergency Quota
Act)
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A trial over the teaching of the theory of
evolution in the public schools.
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What was the Scopes Trial?
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These women defied tradition and adopted
new, wilder fashions and social behaviors.
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Who were the “flappers?”
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This was started by the 18th Amendment and led to an increase in
organized crime.
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What was Prohibition?
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Final Jeopardy Category: The Spanish-American War
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The February 1898 sinking of this ship in Havana harbor helped to involve the United
States in war.
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What was the USS Maine?
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