American Experience Exam 2

“Ghost Dance”

During the late nineteenth century, the ______________ emerged as a powerful spiritual movement among Western Native American tribes seeking to restore their traditional way of life. This ritual served as a peaceful form of cultural resistance against the harsh assimilation policies and territorial losses of the Gilded Age, before it was tragically misinterpreted by the U.S. government as a hostile uprising.

“long telegram”

In February 1946, George Kennan sent the __________, explaining the threat he believed the Soviet Union posed and helping shape the American policy of containment.

Souls of Black Folk

In 1903, __________ was written by W.E.B. DuBois, who argued that Black Americans should fight for civil rights through education.

The Promise of American Life

In 1909, Herbert Croly wrote __________, which supported the Progressive movement and argued that the government should regulate monopolies and use national laws to create change.

“separate but equal”

In the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court supported the idea of __________, allowing racial segregation as long as facilities were supposedly equal.

“brain trust”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt relied on a group of experts called the __________ to help develop programs for the New Deal.

“bully pulpit”

President Theodore Roosevelt used his position as president as a __________, using his influence to challenge corporations and regulate business power.

“culture of consumption”

During the 1920s, advertising and consumerism helped create a __________, where Americans were encouraged to buy products and pursue the "good life."

NSC-68

The __________ was a 1950 national security plan that called for increased military production, higher taxes, and a stronger American response to the Soviet threat.

Great Society

President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the __________, which continued some of the goals of the New Deal and focused on healthcare, immigration, and poverty.

“a date which will live in infamy”

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, leading President Franklin D. Roosevelt to describe the event as __________.

“black Tuesday”

On October 29, 1929, the stock market crash known as __________ helped signal the beginning of the Great Depression.

“all deliberate speed”

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court ordered public schools to integrate with __________, meaning integration would happen gradually rather than immediately.

“frontier thesis”

Historian Frederick Jackson Turner developed the __________, which argued that the American frontier played an important role in shaping American identity and society.

America First Committee

In 1940, Charles Lindbergh supported the __________, which argued that the United States should stay out of World War II.

“military-industrial complex”

In January 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned about the __________, referring to the close relationship between the U.S. government, military, and private corporations.

Southern Horrors

In 1892, Ida B. Wells wrote __________, an anti-lynching work that investigated racial violence and challenged the myths used to justify it.

flapper

During the 1920s, a __________ was a young woman who challenged traditional social expectations and represented changing attitudes about women's behavior and independence.

“okies”

During the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, many poor farming families known as __________ moved west in search of work and better living conditions.

“I Like Ike”

During the 1952 presidential campaign, Dwight Eisenhower used the slogan __________ in one of the first presidential television advertising campaigns.