Progressive Era
What is a muckraker? Who wrote The Jungle?
Muckrakers are reporters who exposed corruption, inequality, and social injustices. Upton Sinclair wrote a book that exposed the meatpacking industry and its associated troubles.
Who were the two groups fighting?
Allied powers- GB, France, Russia
Central powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
What was the first purchase of the beginning of "new imperialism"?
Alaska, many Americans saw no value in Alaska and referred to it as Seward’s Folly
Dawes Plan
Established a cycle of payments flowing from the U.S. to Germany to the Allied Powers
U.S. lend money to Germany & in return Allies used money to pay war debts for U.S.
What were the alliances in WW2?
Allied Powers:
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Axis Powers
Japan
Italy
Germany
What was the 17th Amendment?
Allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people rather than by state legislatures.
What were the MAIN causes of WW1?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and nationalism
International Darwinism
survival of the fittest was applied to competition in business and among nations and races for military advantage, colonies, and spheres for influence.
Modernism vs Fundamentalism
modernism: Range of influences, including the changing role of women, Social Gospel Movement, and Scientific knowledge
Fundamentalism: Believed every word in the bible must be accepted as literally true
What caused the US to join WW2?
Pearl Harbor when Japan bombed this US naval and air force base
Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal, three C's?
Control of corporations
Consumer protection
Conservation of natural resources
Why was the United States struggling to stay neutral?
1. Submarine warfare
2. Economic Links with Britain and France
3. Public opinion
4. British War Propaganda
What was the Open Door Policy in China?
all Nations would have equal trading privileges in China
Anti-German hysteria turned into anti-communist hysteria
What was the Manhattan Project?
the creation of the atomic bombs that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who were the Progressives?
Built on the work of populist reformers and union activists of the Gilded Age
What occurred with the Lusitania?
German torpedoes hit and sank a British Passenger Liner
Most passengers drowned, including 128 Americans
Wilson sent a strongly worded diplomatic message to Germany
What was the difference between the Teller Ammendmentn and the Platt Ammendment
Teller Amendment
Guaranteed U.S. respect for Cuba’s sovereignty as an independent nation
Main causes of Great Depression?
Excessive use of credit = debt
Overproduction of consumer goods
Weak farm economy
Government Policies
Global Economic Problem
Yalta Conference
Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill--
The Soviets would enter the war against Japan
A new world peace organization would be formed
What was the Federal Reserve Act?
Created the Federal Reserve System, a central banking system to regulate the economy and control the money supply
What was the final blow that caused the US to join war?
Zimmerman Telegram-
U.S. intercepted telegram where a German diplomat Arthur Zimmerman proposed to Mexico that it become allies with Germany, and Germany will help Mexico recover its lost territories
List 6 causes of the Spanish-American War
Cuban Revolt
Yellow Press
De Lome Letter
Sinking of the Maine
McKinley's War message
Teller Ammendment
FDR New Deal
Relief for people out of work
Recovery for business and the economy as a whole
Reform of American institutions
What was that bill that helped Veterans?
GI Bill