Vocabulary
A strong sense of loyalty to one's country
Nationalism
The product that the United States took from Hawaii
Sugar
What was the goal of Prohibition
To stop people from drinking alcohol.
What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?
A telegraph from Germany to Mexico about attacking the United States and joining the Central Powers
Who were the big three?
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnigie
William Stanford
The desire to spread your country through land holdings and gathering other territories
Imperialism
What is yellow journalism
A story that is sensationalized for profit in the newspapers to sell them.
What invention became afFORDable in the 1920's and influenced American culture?
The automobile
In what country did Lenin lead a revolution in? Hint: Germany helped him.
Russia
What were the workers who worked on the skyscrapers of NYC called?
Roughnecks
The belief that your country should stay out of foreign affairs
Isolationism
Ships stopped by Hawaii on their way to drop goods in this Asian country
China
Who were the rough riders?
A military group led by Teddy Roosevelt in Cuba at the battle of San Juan Hill.
Who was assassinated in1914 by Serbian nationalists to start WW1
Archduke Ferdinand
What is the term for when a person owns all of a particular business or industry
Monopoly
the belief of building up your military in order to prepare for war
Militarism
What was the goal of the Panama Canal?
To connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
What is a speakeasy?
An underground bar/club that served illegal alcohol during the 1920's
What were three ways women supported the war at home
Volunteered to help
worked in factories
enlisted as nurses, ambulance drivers
Where did many of the workers of the big three come from and why did they come?
Many came from Europe and Asia. They came with the promise of making money and a better life.
What is the manipulation of information to the public called?
propaganda
Name three places that belonged to the United States after the Spanish American War
Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
What boat exploded in Cuba to lead to the Spanish American War?
The USS Maine
What were three types of weapons used in WW!
U-boats
machine guns
poison gas
planes
tanks
What is the term given to areas of a city where a particular group lives? hint :begins with a G
ghetto