Spanish American War
Policy of supporting neither side in a war
What is neutrality?
Roosevelt's philosophy - In international affairs, ask first but bring along a big army to help convince them. Threaten to use force, act as international policemen
What is the Big Stick Policy?
Militarism: Nations built up their military to go to war.
- England built up their military
- Austria Hungary mobilized to the South to be close to Serbia
What is the 'M' in MANIA?
A literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that kindled a new black cultural identity in America
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use. Enforced by the government in World War 2
What is rationing?
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
What is Yellow Journalism?
The right of people to choose their own form of government
What is Self-Determination?
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
What is propaganda?
October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed
What is Black Tuesday?
112,000 Japanese-Americans forced into camps causing loss of homes and businesses
What is Executive Order 9066?
Treaty that ended the Spanish American war. Provided that Cuba be free from Spain.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
Assassination: Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Serejavo by Bosnian nationalists
What is the 'A' in MANIA?
A condition in which production of goods exceeds the demand for them
What is overproduction?
The World War II-era effort of black Americans to gain "a Victory over racism at home as well as Victory abroad."
What is the Double V Campaign?
Letter written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, where he referred to President McKinley as a weak and cowardly leader
What is the de Lôme letter?
Foreign policy proposed by President Wilson to condemn imperialism, spread democracy, and promote peace
What is Moral Diplomacy?
A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson.
What is the League of Nations?
Gertrude Ederle, Babe Ruth, and Jim Thorpe
Who were celebrity athletes in the 1920s?
A series of riots in L.A. California during WW2, soldiers stationed in the city and Mexican youths because of the zoot suits they wore
What is the Zoot Suit Riots?
A type of person who favors expanding the territory or influence of a country
What is an Expansionist?
An uprising in China directed against foreign influence. It was suppressed by an international force of some eighteen thousand soldiers, including several thousand Americans.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, US President Woodrow Wilson, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, and Italy Premier Vittorio Orlando
Who were the Big Four?
A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
Open Answer: How did American citizens aid the war effort outside of enlisting in the army?
They recycled metals, paper, rubber, and other materials; they planted victory gardens to grow food; they formed car pools or rode bicycles to work, etc.