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Event during the 1970s that resulted in the US increasing its regulation of nuclear power plants
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The Three Mile Island Incident
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US President that regarded universal health care as a major issue the federal govt should resolve
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Bill Clinton
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Event: The Nixon Administration's attempt to cover up a burglary at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters
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The Watergate Scandal
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Event that attempted to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait
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Operation Desert Storm
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President who relocated American Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River
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Andrew Jackson
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Between 1820-1850 Westward Expansion was causing a debate over extending __________ in the new territories.
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Slavery
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This movement influenced society in the 1800s by promoting self-reliance
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Transcendental Movement
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Economic activity that had the greatest impact on the southeastern US between 1800-1860
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Cotton Farming
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In the 1830-1850 period, this section of the US most opposed a protective tariff
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South
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J.P Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, & John Rockefeller were examples of late 1800s _____________.
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Monopolists
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One business strategy during the late 1800s used by industrialists to establish a monopoly.
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Horizonal Integration
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Why did the US act as an imperial power during the late 1800s?
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There was a need for new markets for US goods.
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What production technique was used during the early 20th century to expand modern consumerism by producing goods efficiently?
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The Assembly Line
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This group benifited the most from reform legislation passed during the Progressive Era
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Factory workers
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What was one of the reasons the US entered WWI
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The sinking of the Lusitania
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