America on the World Stage
The United States fought Spain after the explosion of this ship.
What was the USS Maine?
Define the term nativism.
The belief that native-born Americans' interests should be protected over those of immigrants, often leading to anti-immigrant attitudes.
Define laissez-faire economics.
The belief that the government should stay out of the economy and allow businesses to operate with little regulation.
How did the 19th Amendment expand democracy in the United States?
It gave women the right to vote and increased political participation.
How did the Zimmerman Telegram increase support for U.S. entry into World War I?
Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the United States, angering many Americans.
Why did many Americans support construction of the Panama Canal?
It would shorten trade routes and travel time.
This law banned most Chinese immigration to the United States and reflected growing nativism during the late 1800s.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
How did John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company influence support for the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Standard Oil became a powerful monopoly that limited competition, leading many Americans to support government regulation of big business and trust
This amendment established Prohibition by banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
Why did many US Senators oppose joining the League of Nations after World War I?
They believed the United States should remain independent and avoid being drawn into future foreign conflicts.
Name the territories acquired by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris (1898).
What is Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
Why is the Montgomery Bus Boycott considered a successful protest?
It helped end segregation on public buses and demonstrated the power of nonviolent protest.
How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the Great Depression?
It caused many people and businesses to lose money, leading to bank failures, unemployment, and economic decline.
How did Brown v. Board of Education challenge the precedent established by Plessy v. Ferguson?
It rejected the idea of "separate but equal" by ruling that segregated schools were inherently unequal.
Why did the United States view Soviet missiles in Cuba as a major threat?
They could quickly strike the United States with nuclear weapons.
How did the Roosevelt Corollary expand the Monroe Doctrine?
It allowed the United States to act as an international police power in Latin America to maintain stability and protect American interests
This law attempted to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots for farming.
What is the Dawes Act?
How did President Hoover believe Americans should be helped during the Great Depression?
He believed charities, businesses, and local governments should help people instead of the federal government.
Fred Korematsu argued that his constitutional rights were violated when he was placed in an internment camp. Which two amendments did he claim were violated?
What are the 5th Amendment and the 14th Amendment?
Why is the Vietnam War often called the "living room war"?
Television exposed Americans to the realities of war and what soldiers were experiencing, which increased opposition to the Vietnam War.
What was the main fear behind the Domino Theory during the Vietnam War?
That communism would spread throughout Southeast Asia.
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 address the problem that the 15th Amendment had failed to solve?
It gave the federal government power to prevent discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests and voter suppression.
Programs such as Social Security and the CCC were created as part of this broader government effort.
What is the New Deal?
Why did the Supreme Court rule against Charles Schenck during World War I?
His anti-draft speech was considered a "clear and present danger" that could interfere with the war efforts.
Why was the Space Race considered part of the Cold War even though it was not a military conflict?
The Space Race became a Cold War competition because the Soviets and US viewed technological achievements as evidence of their political and economic system's superiority.