Imperialism
Country that the U.S. took over that is now a U.S. State
Year that World War I started
What is 1917?
Gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
Due to this, many people in the Midwest and Great Plains move to urban centers in search of work
What was the Dust Bowl?
Term for those who came over from Eastern Europe from 1890-1920
What are "new immigrants"?
Still territories of the U.S. today, these 'countries' were gained in the Spanish-American War
What is Guam and Puerto Rico?
This country wrote a telegraph to Mexico trying to get them to join on their side
What is Germany?
Name for the movement to outlaw Alcohol
What is Prohibition?
Japan agreed to prevent its people from emigrating to U.S.
What was the Gentleman's Agreement?
John Scopes decided to teach Evolution in TN resulting in this
What is the Scopes Trial?
U.S. helps spread democracy and civilization to “inferior” parts of the world
What is American Exceptionalism?
The sinking of this ship motivated U.S. involvement in World War I
What was the Lusitania?
What is Muckraker?
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of African Americans from South to North in the early 20th century
Two Italian immigrants that were executed despite alibis and circumstantial evidence
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
This group opposes war, believes it goes against American ideals to fight for conquest overseas
What was the Anti-Imperialist League?
international peacekeeping organization
What was the League of Nations?
regulating business practices to protect nature for the sake of nature (only 1 guess - no additional hands for this Q)
What is Preservation?
temporary work contracts given to Mexican migrants
formed to spread the war message through movies and speeches to promote patriotism, but also spread anti-German propaganda
What was the Creel Committee?
a series of Supreme Court cases about rights of those living in imperialized lands
4 reasons for World War I (must name all)
1. Imperialism
2. Nationalism
3. Militarism
4. Alliances
strengthened Sherman Antitrust Act, defining a trust and what could be done to break it up; exempted unions from prosecution
What is the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
Passed in 1924, it limited immigration by country of origin, quotas
What was the National Origins Act?
Foreigners may be deported without due process; anyone may be imprisoned for speaking against the government
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?