HAH overview quiz 1

Question 1

reconstruction ends and edisons phonograph, reford b hayze ends reconstruction (to fit 11 states etc)

Answer 1

1877

Question 2

The spanish american war brings usa into imperial conflict

Answer 2

1898

Question 3

Franklin Roosevelt takes office and brings the New Deal to fight depression

Answer 3

1933

Question 4

Marshall plan and truman doctrine fight communism and rebuild Europe

Answer 4

1947

Question 5

The Kennedy Years, election, bay of pigs, Missile Crisis, Assassination

Answer 5

1960-1963

Question 6

Watergate forces Nixon to resign

Answer 6

1974

Question 7

US moves to the “right” with the election of Ronald Reagan (he is a republican)

Answer 7

1980

Question 8

Bush v. Gore, supreme court decides decision (bush)

Answer 8

2000

Question 9

Second Gulf War/operation Iraq Freedom topples Saddam Hussein

Answer 9

2003

Question 10

The steel king
one time richest man in world
gave over 300 million away to charities

Answer 10

Andrew Carneige

Question 11

the oil king
gave over 500 million dollars to charities
once lived in cleveland
was richest and most hated man in the world at one time

Answer 11

John D. Rockefeller

Question 12

leader of 20th century
muckrakers exposed unfair political and buisness practices
key writer of progressive period

Answer 12

upton sinclair

Question 13

Quantum theory and theory of realitivity
E=MC2
instrumental in pushing research on atomic bomb but latter regreted it
came to america to escape nazis

Answer 13

Albert Einstein

Question 14

popularatized air travel with solo transAtlantic flight
in 1930s son kidnapped and murdered
avid isolationalists before ww2- America first

Answer 14

Charles Lindbergh

lucky lindy

Question 15

popularized professional athletics
first true sports hero
made yankees team to beat
started out as pitcher for boston red sox

Answer 15

Babe Ruth

Question 16

long-time humanitarian and social reformer
founded hull house in chicago
first american woman to win the nobel peace prize

Answer 16

Jane Addams

Question 17

brilliant pacific commander in ww2
hero of inchon landing during Korean Conflict
challeneged Truman strategy and competence in Korean war and war fired

Answer 17

Douglas MacArthur

Question 18

civil rights leader and human rights activist
advocated for black nationalism
member of nation of islam
argued african americans and said should protect selves against white suppression using any means

Answer 18

Malcolm x

Question 19

Author of silent spring
wrote on dangers of pesticides
book helped enviornmetal movements and creation of EPA (enviornmental protection agency)

Answer 19

Rachel Carson

Question 20

5th ammendment

Answer 20

due proccess, no double jeopardy; no testimony against yourself

Question 21

10th ammendment

Answer 21

power not gives to US Federal Governemnt are reserved for states

Question 22

16th ammendment

Answer 22

income taxes made constitutional

Question 23

17th ammendment

Answer 23

direct election of senators

Question 24

22nd ammendment

Answer 24

only 2 terms for president (22 2 terms)

Question 25

23rd ammendment

Answer 25

electors for washington DC

Question 26

27th ammendment

Answer 26

resticts congressional pay raises (no mid term pay raises for congress)