What is the term that describes the exaggerated news stories that were told to help start the Spanish American War?
Yellow Journalism
What was the immediate cause of WWI?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What amendment prohibited the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol?
18th Amendment
Which President was blamed for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
What was the systematic persecution and murder of Jewish individuals called?
Holocaust
What ship exploded in the Havana Harbor helping start the Spanish American War?
USS Maine
What two events caused the US to enter WWI?
Zimmermann Note and Unrestricted Submarine warfare with the sinking of the Lusitania
Who was the leader of organize crime in Chicago during the 1920s?
Al Capone
How did FDR communicate with the American people during the Great Depression?
Radio/ Fireside chats
What fictional character became the symbol for women working in wartime industries during WWII?
Rosie the Riveter
Who led the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War?
Teddy Roosevelt
What law was enacted that started the draft and helped the US create a large fighting force?
Selective Service Act
List two ways that flappers were different from Victorian Age women
Short hair, shorter dress, smoke and drank in public, danced the Charleston, rejected traditional female roles, etc.
What was the group of WWI veterans called that Hoover gassed as they marched on Washington?
Bonus Army
This event caused US entry into WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
This policy wanted to create an open trade policy with China.
Open Door
What treaty ended WWI and paved the way for WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
What was Warren G. Harding’s campaign slogan when he ran for President?
Return to Normalcy
What New Deal Agency was created to restore the publics confidence in banking? It insures bank deposits.
FDIC
This was the secret agreement signed between the Soviet Union and Germany that said they would not invade each other.
Non-aggression Pact
What three territories did the US gain control of with the Treaty of Paris?
Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico
What was Woodrow Wilson’s plan for Peace called?
14 Point Plan
What scandal occurred during the 1920s concerning oil reserve lands?
Teapot Dome Scandal
What was the scandal during FDR’s Presidency that was seen as a threat to checks and balances?
Court Packing
This was the date of the invasion of Normandy, France.
June 6, 1944