Spanish-American War
This is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
The US believed in _____________, which is avoidance of involvement in foreign conflicts.
isolationism
The Roaring Twenties kicked off with the 18th Amendment, which was the banning of alcohol production, sale, and consumption in the United States. This event was best known as what?
Prohibition
What is one factor that occurred during the Great Depression?
1) Unemployment rates soared, reaching as high as 25% in some countries. 2) Many businesses collapsed, leading to widespread poverty and homelessness. 3)Stock market values plummeted, wiping out the savings of millions of investors.
What major event directly created the US to enter World War 2?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
One key event that made the United States declare war on Spain was what?
USS Maine, Newspaper propaganda, Reconcentrados,
There were several causes on why the US entered WWI. When the _________ ________ was intercepted, promoting that Mexico take back lands lost from the Mexican American War, the US finally entered the war.
Zimmerman Telegram
What made the 20s Roar, was young women who challenged traditional social norms by adopting unconventional styles, dances, and behaviors in the 1920s. These women were known as ________?
Flappers
Who was president of the United States during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anybody of Japanese descent must go into Japanese Internment camps.
This is journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
Yellow Journalism
Who was president of the USA when the US entered World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
A particular genre of music began in the 1920s where music was improvisational and influenced by American African Americans.
Jazz
Roosevelts domestic policy in tackling the problems of the United States during the Great Depression was known as what?
The New Deal
This army division was responsible for providing specialized training for mountain warfare in rugged terrain.
10th Mountain Division
What two countries/territories did the US and Spain fight the Spanish-American War in?
Cuba & Philippines
What was Wilson's main argument on why the USA should join the war?
To promote democracy around the world
This particular event brought the Roaring Twenties to a screeching halt by creating an economic depression (Great Depression) throughout the world.
Stock Market Crash of 1929
What major natural disaster occurred to only exacerbate the economic downturn during the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl
Why did Harry Truman, President of the US decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
To minimize casualties and bring a swift end to the war with Japan.
Who was president of the USA when America fought in the Spanish-American War?
William McKinley
After millions died because of the effects of WWI, a mysterious sickness went around the world and killed millions more. This pandemic was known as the _____________?
Spanish Flu Pandemic
This important invention had the Americans "tune in" for Roosevelt's fireside chats and was able to bridge the divide in American culture from coast to coast.
The Radio
What major event caused the end of the Great Depression?
The US entering WW2
This idea is to illustrate the prevalence of bias, hate, and oppression which is organized in escalating levels that consists of attitudes and behaviors that grow in complexity from bottom to top? (Anti-Defamation League)
The Pyramid of Hate