Guerra con España
This colorful marketing tactic involves using dramatic headlines and exaggerated or untrue stories to sell newspapers.
Yellow Journalism
The United States emerged from this war as a new global power.
Spanish American War
This secret message sent by Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the United States during WWI.
The Zimmerman Note
Conservative Americans successfully convinced the government to ban the sale & distribution of alcohol during this movement.
Prohibition
Americans were outraged when newspapers reported that Spain had blown up this ship.
USS Maine
American business leaders enlisted the help of the US Navy to overthrow this queen during the Hawaiian Revolution.
Queen Liliuokalani
This treaty, which ended WWI, was considered by many to be extremely unfair to Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles
This economic policy requires the government to take a hands off approach when it comes to business.
Laissez Faire Economics
Americans sympathized with revolutionaries from this Caribbean country who were fighting for independence from Spain.
Cuba
America gained possession of this territory by helping residents fight against Spanish control . . . and then replacing it with American control.
The Philippines
The sinking of this ship by German submarines helped push America into joining WWI.
RMS Lusitania
The celebration of the rebirth -or, Renaissance- of African American culture through literature and art began in this New York neighborhood in the 1920s.
Harlem, NYC
George Dewey led the US Navy to victory in this country during the Spanish-American War.
Philippines
The US helped revolutionaries overthrow their Colombian rulers so that we could have access to the land in order to build this.
The Panama Canal
This plan, created by President Wilson, called for a "peace without victory" and argued against blaming Germany for WWI.
Fourteen Points
This movement saw millions of African Americans leave the rural south for northern cities between 1910-1920.
The Great Migration
Teddy Roosevelt led this famous cavalry group to battle against Spain during the Spanish-American War.
Rough Riders
The Roosevelt Corollary warns European powers against trying to interfere in this region.
The Western Hemisphere
This government organization was created to regulate industries and maximize the production of war supplies during WWI.
War Industries Board
The conflict between science and religion in the 20s led to this biology teacher being put on trial for teaching evolution.
John Scopes