An illegal saloon, particularly during Prohibition.
A colonial militia member during the Revolutionary era, or a type of ICBM.
A short-lived transcontinental mail service that connected the country a decade before railroad bridged the coasts.
The agreement which admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power within the Senate.
An armored cruiser whose controversial destruction in Havana harbor was the casus belli of the Spanish-American War.
Named for a prominent anti-Communist, it refers to the practice of making hostile allegations - particularly of treason - without evidence.
America's first written system of government, it was little more than a loose league of friendship between the states and proved fatally weak.
The perceived deficiency in American ICBMs compared to the Soviet Union; it ultimately proved to be fictional but was influential to US policy.
State and local ordinances, particularly in the southern US, which enforced racial segregation.
Also known as Peace Democrats, they were northerners within the Union states who opposed the Civil War.
The thirteen-day period in which the placement of warheads in the Caribbean brought America and the Soviet Union to the brink of war.
A period of cultural and artistic flowering among African-Americans, particularly associated with New York City.
A political scandal in which weapons were illegally sold to the Khomeini government in order to fund anti-Communists in Nicaragua.
The ideology, associated with Teddy Roosevelt, that American foreign policy should involve peaceful negotiation with a veiled threat of force.
An incident in which French envoys demanded a bribe before negotiating with the US, heightening tensions and leading to the Quasi-War.
A major action by the American Railway Union which shut down much of western railroad traffic and became a turning point in US labor law.
One of the reasons for US entry into WWI, it was a secret cable between Germany and Mexico which discussed an alliance against America.
A 30,000 sq. mile acquisition of land along the Mexican border intended for a (never built) railroad, it was essentially the final piece of the current contiguous United States.
A series of leaked documents from the Department of Defense which demonstrated how the American public had been deceived about the Vietnam War.
A minor insurrection by disgruntled farmers after the Revolution; the difficulty in suppressing it showcased the need for a strong national government.
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