EOC Exam part 1

Jamestown founded

To find gold and make a profit

Different economies in colonies

Differences in geography and climate

No taxation without representation

Opposition to British taxes without colonial input

Weak central government document

The Articles of Confederation

Protection of individual liberties

The Bill of Rights

Hamilton's economic plan

Creating a national bank

Division before Civil War

Slavery

Purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation

Free slaves in Confederate states

Rapid city growth cause in late 1800s

Growth of factories and industries

Control of oil industry

John D. Rockefeller

Main goal of Progressive reformers

End social problems caused by industrialization

War for U.S. territories

Spanish-American War

German use of submarines

A tactic employed during World War I and II.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

The surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Sinking of the Titanic

The maritime disaster that occurred on April 15, 1912, when the British passenger liner sank after hitting an iceberg.

The Civil Rights Movement

A decades-long movement aimed at ending racial discrimination and promoting equal rights for African Americans.

Major characteristic of the 1920s

Isolationism and booming economy.

Event that triggered the Great Depression

Stock Market Crash of 1929.

U.S. entry into World War II

Triggered by the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Purpose of 'Rosie the Riveter' posters during WWII

Support women working in factories.

Goal of the Marshall Plan

Rebuild Europe after WWII.

Truman's policy of 'containment'

Prevent the spread of communism.

Main goal of President Johnson's 'Great Society'

End poverty and racial injustice.

Major crisis during Kennedy's presidency

Cuban Missile Crisis.

Event that forced President Nixon to resign

Watergate scandal.

Significance of Carter's Camp David Accords

Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Reagan's economic policy

Reaganomics.

Major event under George H.W. Bush (Bush 41)

Collapse of the Soviet Union.

Reason for President Clinton's impeachment

Obstruction of justice and perjury.

Major event during George W. Bush's presidency

9/11 terrorist attacks.

Focus of President Obama's first term

Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare).