APUSH

What was the Civil Rights Movement?

A struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.

What are sit-ins?

A form of protest where people sit and refuse to leave.

What is the NAACP?

An organization formed in 1909 to advance civil rights for African Americans.

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

A key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, known for his advocacy of nonviolent protest.

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Prohibited racial discrimination in voting.

What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

What is Feminism?

A political and social movement advocating for the rights and equality of women.

What is 'The Feminine Mystique?'

Betty Friedan's 1963 book that described the frustration of suburban housewives and helped launch the second-wave feminist movement.

What is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?

A proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.

was a system of forced labor that existed in the United States from its founding until the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.

Slavery in the United States

What was the main goal of the Abolitionist Movement?

To end slavery in the United States.

Which compromise, aimed to resolve the issue of slavery, was effectively repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The Missouri Compromise

Define Manifest Destiny.

The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.

What was the Trail of Tears?

The forced relocation of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands to areas west of the Mississippi River.

The Seneca Falls Convention (1848) is most known for its focus on __.

Women's Rights

Who was Frederick Douglass?

An escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist, author, and public speaker.

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

That the U.S. would not allow European powers to establish new colonies in the Americas or interfere with existing ones.

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

British impressment of American sailors and interference with U.S. trade.

Who were the muckrakers?

Journalists and writers who exposed corruption and social problems in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A law enacted in 1890 to curb concentrations of power that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition.

Which President is associated with the New Deal?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The policy of limiting immigration to the U.S. was primarily a response to what?

Nativism and concerns about job competition.

What event marked the start of the Great Depression?

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

What were the main causes of World War I?

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism (MAIN).

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

A secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.

The Manhattan Project was responsible for the development of what?

The atomic bomb.

What was the Cold War?

A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.

What did the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education rule?

That state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution led to increased U.S. involvement in __.

The Vietnam War

What was the Watergate Scandal?

A major political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

Reaganomics is most closely associated with what?

Supply-side economics and tax cuts.

The Camp David Accords brokered peace between which two nations?

Israel and Egypt

What event is considered the symbolic end of the Cold War?

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks led to the U.S. invasion of what country?

Afghanistan

The Tea Party movement is known for its advocacy of what?

Lower taxes and reduced government spending.

The invention of __ by Eli Whitney, had a significant impact on slavery in the United States.

The cotton gin.

The __ was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states and Canada.

Underground Railroad

The __ Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

13th

__ was a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Imperialism

The __ was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's strategy for recovery during the Great Depression.

New Deal

The __ Doctrine was a United States policy of containment designed to stop the spread of communism.

Truman

The __ was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

Cold War

__ , enacted in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, greatly expanded surveillance powers in the United States.

The Patriot Act

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

What was the primary cause of the Civil War?

Slavery

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

It was a turning point in the Civil War

What strategies did Martin Luther King Jr. promote in the Civil Rights Movement?

Nonviolent tactics such as boycotts, sit-ins, and marches

What was the main goal of the Women's Rights Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Achieving suffrage (the right to vote)

Which countries were the major Allied Powers during World War II?

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and China

A struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.

What was the Civil Rights Movement?

What are sit-ins?

A form of protest where people sit and refuse to leave.

What is the NAACP?

An organization formed in 1909 to advance civil rights for African Americans.

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

A key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, known for his advocacy of nonviolent protest.

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Prohibited racial discrimination in voting.

What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

What is Feminism?

A political and social movement advocating for the rights and equality of women.

What is 'The Feminine Mystique?'

Betty Friedan's 1963 book that described the frustration of suburban housewives and helped launch the second-wave feminist movement.

What is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?

A proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.

was a system of forced labor that existed in the United States from its founding until the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.

Slavery in the United States

What was the main goal of the Abolitionist Movement?

To end slavery in the United States.

Which compromise, aimed to resolve the issue of slavery, was effectively repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

The Missouri Compromise

Define Manifest Destiny.

The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.

What was the Trail of Tears?

The forced relocation of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands to areas west of the Mississippi River.

The Seneca Falls Convention (1848) is most known for its focus on __.

Women's Rights

Who was Frederick Douglass?

An escaped slave who became a prominent abolitionist, author, and public speaker.

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

That the U.S. would not allow European powers to establish new colonies in the Americas or interfere with existing ones.

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

British impressment of American sailors and interference with U.S. trade.

Who were the muckrakers?

Journalists and writers who exposed corruption and social problems in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A law enacted in 1890 to curb concentrations of power that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition.

Which President is associated with the New Deal?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The policy of limiting immigration to the U.S. was primarily a response to what?

Nativism and concerns about job competition.

What event marked the start of the Great Depression?

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

What were the main causes of World War I?

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism (MAIN).

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

A secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.

The Manhattan Project was responsible for the development of what?

The atomic bomb.

What was the Cold War?

A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.

What did the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education rule?

That state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution led to increased U.S. involvement in __.

The Vietnam War

What was the Watergate Scandal?

A major political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

Reaganomics is most closely associated with what?

Supply-side economics and tax cuts.

The Camp David Accords brokered peace between which two nations?

Israel and Egypt

What event is considered the symbolic end of the Cold War?

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks led to the U.S. invasion of what country?

Afghanistan

The Tea Party movement is known for its advocacy of what?

Lower taxes and reduced government spending.

The invention of __ by Eli Whitney, had a significant impact on slavery in the United States.

The cotton gin.

The __ was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states and Canada.

Underground Railroad

The __ Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

13th

__ was a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Imperialism

The __ was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's strategy for recovery during the Great Depression.

New Deal

The __ Doctrine was a United States policy of containment designed to stop the spread of communism.

Truman

The __ was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

Cold War

__ , enacted in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, greatly expanded surveillance powers in the United States.

The Patriot Act

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

What was the primary cause of the Civil War?

Slavery

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

It was a turning point in the Civil War

What strategies did Martin Luther King Jr. promote in the Civil Rights Movement?

Nonviolent tactics such as boycotts, sit-ins, and marches

What was the main goal of the Women's Rights Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Achieving suffrage (the right to vote)

Which countries were the major Allied Powers during World War II?

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and China