Progressive Era
Dishonest people who were closest to the local government
Political Bosses
This is the process of gaining total economic and political control over weaker nations
Imperialism
Alliance between Germany, Austria Hungary, & Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
This event ultimately ended the Great Depression
World War 2
This date is when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
This case in the Supreme Court fought for "Separate but Equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
The US gained a naval base here after the Spanish American War
Guantanamo Bay
This act punished people who were caught spying or helping the enemy during war
The Espionage Act
FDR created this plan to help get the US out of the Great Depression
The New Deal
This event marked the start of WW2
Hitler invaded Poland prompting Britain and France declaring war
19th Amendment
This union promoted closer relationships with other nations
Pan American Union
This occurs when neither side would advance during battle, usually happens during use of trenches.
Stalemate
This was a time period where New deal programs were approved
The Hundred Days
This plan was put together by allied forced to invade Normandy
Operation Overlord
This stated that the Senate should be made up of 2 elected Senators from each state
17th Amendment
This extended the US Naval power and connected the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
Panama Canal
The Germans torpedoed a US submarine called the Lusitania
This program established job standards such as minimum wage and 40 hour work weeks
Fair Labor Standards Act
The secret operation that began to create the first atomic bombs
The Manhattan Project
This progressive president believed in a balance between conservation and business
Theodore Roosevelt
Nationalism
This day is when the armistice of WW1 began. 11th day, 11th hour of 11th month.
This program sent emergency funds to the poor
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Where the Japanese officially signed the unconditional surrender
USS Missouri