Industrialization
Invention that created a better, hardened steel that was cheaper to produce
the Bessemer Process
This event sparked the Spanish-American War
sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
The "Red Scare" of the 1920s resulted from a fear of this political belief
Communism
He was elected President at the height of the Great Depression and conducted "fireside chats" on the radio to calm the American public
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The German invasion of this country officially started World War II
Poland
People who exposed society's problems during the industrial era by writing articles and books, and taking photos
Muckrakers
This term refers to exaggerated, sensational, and sometimes untruthful journalism designed to sell newspapers
Yellow Journalism
These people sold alcohol illegally in the 1920s
bootleggers
This event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression
the stock market crash of 1929
This event led to the U.S. entry into World War II
the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
This illegal practice occurs when one business eliminates all other competing businesses
monopoly
The U.S. annexed these South Pacific islands at the end of the Spanish-American war because of their nearness to China
the Philippines
This hate group saw the greatest increase in membership during the 1920s
the KKK
Term used to describe the region where wind storms destroyed and devastated farming in the midwest during the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
These laws permitted allies fighting in Europe to obtain weapons from the U.S. while allowing the U.S. to officially maintain a position of non-involvement
the Neutrality Acts (cash and carry)
The term describes big business leaders who took advantage of their workers by paying them low wages and providing poor working conditions
Robber Baron
This policy statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Hay proposed trading rights for all nations in China
the Open Door Policy
This group of women in the 1920s wore short skirts, make-up, and bobbed their hair
flappers
President Roosevelt's plan to help America out of the Great Depression
the New Deal
Officially ended World War II
the dropping of atomic bombs (Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
In the late 1800s, this belief suggested that the "fittest" members of society were the wealthiest
Social Darwinism
This policy presented by President Theodore Roosevelt warned that interference in Latin America by other countries might force the U.S. to use force to protect its economic interests there
the Roosevelt Corollary (addition to the Monroe Doctrine)
This group struggled economically in the 1920s as prices for their goods dropped dramatically due to post-war overproduction
farmers
This event finally ended the Great Depression
World War II
This legislation provided benefits to returning World War II veterans
the G.I. Bill