Test 12 US History chapters 1-31 Final Exam A Beka
James K. Polk
Adopted the slogan "fifty four forty or fight"
Theodore Roosevelt
Adopted the slogan "speak softly and carry a big stick"
Warren G. Harding
Advocated a "return to normalcy"
1917
America enters World War I
1973
America pulls out of Vietnam war
Vermont
Became first to allow "civil unions"
Wesleyan College
Became the first college for women only
1989
Berlin wall opened
1929
Black Tuesday
Jamestown
Captain John Smith saved _____ from destruction
1776
Declaration of Independence
1588
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
1877
End of reconstruction
1848
End of the Mexican war
1865
End of the civil war
Amerigo Vespucci
For whom was the New World named
1620
Founding of the Plymouth colony
Daniel Webster
Gave the famous "Seventh of March" speech
Iran
In what country were 63 Americans taken hostage in 1979
Abraham Lincoln
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Oil
John D. Rockefeller became a leader in the ____ industry
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Launched the New Deal
John F. Kennedy
Launched the New Frontier
Harry S. Truman
Launched the fair deal
1803
Louisiana Purchase
1823
Monroe Doctrine
1991
Operation desert storm
Jonathan Edwards
Preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Watergate
President Nixon resigned as a result of
Horace Mann
Promoted the idea of public primary schools for all children
N.W. Ordinance
Provided for the gradual development of self governing in the Northwest Territory
Bill Clinton
Sent US troops to Bosnia and Haiti
1898
Spanish American war
Ronald Reagan
Stood Against Communism and helped stabilize the Economy
Latin America
The Good Neighbor Policy promoted friendship between the United States and
Marshal Plan
The _____ extended credit to Europe to help with recovery after World War II
Stamp Act
The _____ was the most hated part of Grenville's taxes
Charles Finney
The best know evangelist of the second great awakening was
Maryland
The colony that was founded as a haven for Catholics was
Mercantilism
The economic theory that says colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country is
Lenin
The leader of the Bolshevik revolution was
Cyrus McCormick
The reaper was invented by _____
1783
Treaty of Paris
1945
VJ Day
Herbert Hoover
Was president at the beginning of the Great Depression
George H. Bush
Was president during the Persian Gulf War
James Madison
Was president during the war of 1812
Samuel De Champlain
Was the "Father of New France"
Mark twain
Was the best known of the local color writers
George Washington
Was the only president to be elected by unanimous vote
William Howard Taft
Was the only president to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Grover Cleveland
Was the only president to serve two non consecutive terms
Douglas MacArthur
What US genre was sent to the Philippines during World War II
USA patriot act
What act was created to provide more security to the American people after the 9-11 attacks
GATT
What agreement established the World Trade Organization
21st
What amendment repealed prohibition
Bill of rights
What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called
Battle of Saratoga
What battle was the turning point in the American war for independence
Missouri Compromise
What compromise temporarily settled the slavery issue in 1820
Roe vs. wade
What court decision legalized abortion
Flex fuel
What is biofuel combined with regular gasoline called
Specified complexity
What is the idea that evolution is mathematically impossible
Taliban
What is the strict Islamic regime governing Afghanistan called
Grenada
What island did US troops rescue from a Camp David Accord between Egypt and Israel
International Criminal court
What organization did the UN established to promote the rule of law internationally
North America Union
What organization would be responsible for the creation of the Amero
Jimmy carter
What president helped negotiate the Camp DaVid Accords between Egypt and Israel
Florida
What state determined the outcome of the 2000 presidential election
Jamestown
What was the first permanent settlement in Virginia
Delaware
What was the first state to ratify the US constitution
Battle of wounded knee
What was the last battle between the American Indians and federal troops
Great society
What was the name for president Alyson Johnson's liberal, social, and economic program
No child left behind
What was the name of President Bush's education reform plan
Dwight Eisenhower
Which General led at D Day
Sandra Day O'Connor
Who became the first woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court
James J. Hill
Who built the Great Northern railroad
Bill Gates
Who created the Microsoft Corporation
Eolin Powell
Who did Condoleezza Rice replace as Secretary of State
Roger Williams
Who established the colony of Rhode Island
Thomas Edison
Who has been called the greatest inventor of all time
James Madison
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"
Irving Kristol
Who is the "Father of Neoconservatism"
Hernando Cortez
Who led the conquest of the Aztecs
Newt Gingrich
Who led the drive for a "contract with America"
Ferdinand Magellan
Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world
Ronald Reagan
Who was known as the "Great Commissioner"
Woodrow Wilson
Who was president during World War 1
Oliver North
Who was put on trial for the Iran-contra affair
Tony Blair
Who was the British prime minister that allied himself with president Bush during the War on Terror
Manuel Noriega
Who was the dictator of Panama that was arrested by US troops
Robert Weaver
Who was the first black cabinet member
James Dobson
Who was the host of "focus on the family"
Bin Laden
Who was the leader of al Qaeda in the 9-11 attacks
Sam Houston
Who was the president of the "Lone star republic"
Jefferson Davis
Who was the president of the confederacy
William Jennings Bryan
Who was the prosecutor at the scopes trial
Spiro T. Agnew
Who was the spokesman for detente during the Nixon administration
William Bradford
Who wrote History of Plymouth Plantation
John Steinbeck
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath
Noah Webster
Who wrote the Blue Backed Speller
