Rebuild the Southern economy and society after the Civil War
Establish a new government structure in the Northern states
Expand the United States' territory westward
Implement policies to promote industrialization
A. Rebuild the Southern economy and society after the Civil War
Explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory
Establish trade routes with Native American tribes in the Northwest
Investigate gold deposits in the Appalachian Mountains
Investigate the possibility of a Northwest Passage to Asia
Women's suffrage
Civil rights for African Americans
Labor rights
Temperance
Regulate and promote fair business practices during the Great Depression
Provide financial assistance to World War I veterans
Establish a national healthcare system
Strengthen the military during a period of international tension
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Economic prosperity, cultural dynamism, and new social freedoms
A period of political stability and isolationism
The rise of conservative values and religious fundamentalism
The decline of consumerism and urbanization
To end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans
To advocate for women's suffrage
To promote environmental conservation
To protest against the Vietnam War
Cherokee
Sioux
Iroquois
Apache
Sinking of the Lusitania
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Normandy
Bombing of Hiroshima
Post-World War II reorganization of Europe
Establishment of the United Nations
Marshall Plan for economic recovery
Invasion of Normandy
The anti-communist hysteria and witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy
The widespread popularity of fast food restaurants
The rise of the counterculture movement
The spread of suburban development
Promontory Summit, Utah
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
San Francisco, California
Omaha, Nebraska
The space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
The arms race
The nuclear arms reduction talks
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Judicial review
Eminent domain
Double jeopardy
Due process
Celebrating African American culture, art, and literature
Promoting conservative social values
Advocating for women's suffrage
Critiquing consumer culture
Great Depression
Inflationary pressures of the 1920s
Dust Bowl crisis
Global arms race
Great Depression
Roaring Twenties
Cold War
World War II
Form an alliance with Japan against the United States
Offer a peace treaty to the Allied Powers
Propose a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union
Encourage Mexico to join the war on the side of the Central Powers
The hippie movement
The civil rights movement
The feminist movement
The labor movement
The LGBTQ+ rights movement
The Women's Liberation Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The Environmental Movement
Celebrating African American culture, art, and literature
Promoting conservative social values
Advocating for women's suffrage
Critiquing consumer culture
Eliminate barriers that prevented African Americans from voting
Establish a national identification system for voters
Enforce stricter residency requirements for voting
Limit the voting rights of women
Fear of Communist influence and revolution in the United States
The spread of Spanish Influenza
The Great Depression
Racial tensions in Southern states
The environmental movement and the call for pesticide regulation
The clean energy movement
The conservation movement
The wildlife preservation movement
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Protecting the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively
Expanding civil rights for African Americans
Establishing federal regulations for the banking industry
Creating the Social Security system
Restrict immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
Encourage open immigration policies
Provide asylum to political refugees
Increase immigration from Latin America
World War I
The American Civil War
The French Revolution
The Cold War
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
The LGBTQ+ rights movement
The Women's Liberation Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The Environmental Movement
Veterans of World War II, including education and housing assistance
Civil rights activists
Farmers affected by the Dust Bowl
Victims of the Great Depression