Was the New Deal a Success?
The Great Depression remains the worst economic crisis in the United States, a prolonged affair that saw widespread unemployment, businesses shut down, homes foreclosed, and American people starving.
What Was the Zimmermann Telegram?
The Great War, or the First World War, raged for nearly three years before German aggression drew the United States into the conflict. The public yearned for peace and the country, led by President Woodrow Wilson, to remain isolated.
What Was the Red Scare?
There have been two Red Scares in American history that occurred within 40 years of each other during the 20th century. A Red Scare is a period of heightened anti-communist alarm during which paranoia and mass hysteria are prevalent.
What Was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was a secret research project undertaken amid World War II by the United States that used some of the world’s premier scientists whose goal was to figure out a way to create an atomic bomb capable of unrivaled destructive force.
Who Was Benedict Arnold?
Benedict Arnold remains among the most infamous characters in American history. Enigmatic and controversial to this day, his name has become synonymous with treachery and treason and is used as an epithet for anyone displaying signs or characteristics of traitorous behavior.
When Did Hawaii Become a State?
The lush, luxurious islands of Hawaii became the United States’ 50th state and most recent addition when they were ushered into statehood by Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959.