Reconstruction- American Empire
Reconstruct the US both physically, and emotionally after the Civil War
What was the goal Reconstruction? (Think about the name of this time period)
the year the roaring 20s start
What is the year 1920?
Poland
What country was invaded that many historians cite as the start of WW2?
Truman Doctrine
What document stated that America would support all democratic governments in order to maintain a stable world order?
The United States Policy Goal during the Cold War
What was to Contain Communism?
It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization. What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?
the use of the automobile
Which development contributed to the expansion of the suburbs in the United States in the 1920s?
Potsdam Conference
What was the conference that decided how Europe would be split after World War II?
The Iron Curtain
The idea that Soviet Satellite states would not associate with Western powers was known as ___________.
the author's qualifications
Which piece of information should she evaluate to determine the source's credibility?
It allowed social discrimination to be institutionalized with the passage of Jim Crow laws.
How did the removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South?
Suffrage
What movement following WWI allowed women to vote?
France
What major country was invaded by Germany after Poland in WW2?
Not allowing the spread of communism outside of where it already existed
What is Containment?
the accuracy and internal consistency of the source
What is one of the criteria that historians consider?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is Imperialism?
The United States limited its involvement in international affairs.
What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I?
Operation Overlord
What is the name for the American invasion of Normandy?
America flying in supplies to Berlin due to the Russia blockade
What is the Berlin Airlift?
Korean War
What was the first proxy war America became involved in during the Cold War?
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
What is Yellow Journalism?
the expanding role of the federal government
President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies contributed to what pattern in 20th century U.S. history?
Lend Lease
What is the America policy during WW2 that stated that America would lend war materials to be returned after the war?
Mao Zedong
Who was the leader of Communist China?
38th Parallel
Where did the North and South Koreans split the country?