American Imperialism
By what year did the US conquer North America?
By 1890
The Progressive Era was a response to what?
The Gilded Age
How many Americans were killed in the sinking of the U-boats?
128 Americans were killed in the sinking.
What happens to the US after WW1?
The US fell into recession
Why was excessive credit a cause of the Great depression?
People would take out loans and not be able to pay back,they would also use their credit cards to pay some debts making them more in debt.
In what year did the America settlers overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?
The settlers overthrow her in 1893.
Who were the Progressive?
Middle class, Urban, white, protestant, and well educated.
What were the main causes of the Great War?
Militarism, Alliances,Imperialism,and Nationalism.
How many deaths did the Spanish flu cause in US?
500,000 deaths
what happened during the Great Depression?
due to the income being cut a lot of people turned homeless and 20% of banks shut down.
What nations did the European countries colonize?
What were the Muckrakers?
they informed the public of business and government mal practice. (Journalists)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
In what year did the US economy recover?
1922
What did Herbert Hoover believe?
That the economy would naturally fix itself?
Having a larger military caused what problem?
serious tax burden
Who wrote The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Even though the US was neutral who did they favor?
The US favored Allies
What problems were the farmers facing?
The making of new technologies dropped crop prices
Who won the Election of 1932?
Roosevelt won
What year did the US declare war against Spain?
1898
What did the Municipal Reform do?
Gave access to free Kinder garden,public parks,etc
also gave the control of subways,water systems,sewage,plants,etc
What was Wilson's motto for the Election of 1916?
that he kept us out war
What did the 18th Amendment ban?
The manufacture and sale of alcohol.
what did the 20th Amendment do?
It moved the inauguration date from March 4th to January 20th