Progressive Era
Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems in the early 1900s.
Muckrakers
1898 conflict that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power.
Spanish-American War
1917 telegram proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.
Zimmerman Telegram
Amendment that granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
New Deal program that provided jobs through public works projects.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Presidential policy focused on regulating business and protecting consumers.
Square Deal
Policy asserting U.S. right to intervene in Latin America.
Roosevelt Corollary
Law that restricted speech critical of the government during WWI.
Espionage Act
ultural movement celebrating African American art and literature.
Harlem Renaissance
Cause of the Great Depression related to financial markets.
Stock market crash
Amendment allowing direct election of senators.
17th Amendment
Policy promoting equal trade access in China.
Open Door Policy
President who promoted the Fourteen Points.
Woodrow Wilson
Trial that highlighted conflict between science and religion.
Scopes Trial
Program providing financial support for the elderly.
Social Security
Progressive reforms expanded democracy primarily through this approach.
Increasing government involvement in society
U.S. imperialism was justified mainly by this belief.
Cultural superiority / Social Darwinism
U.S. entry into WWI was most directly caused by this.
Threats to trade and security (submarine warfare)
The 1920s reflected tension between these two cultural groups.
Traditionalists vs. modernists
The New Deal marked a major shift in this.
Federal government’s role in the economy
Explain how Progressive reforms addressed problems caused by industrialization.
Regulated business, improved labor conditions, expanded democracy
Explain how U.S. imperialism represented both continuity and change in foreign policy.
Continued expansionism but shifted to overseas empire
Explain how WWI affected civil liberties in the United States.
Government restricted speech and dissent
Explain why the 1920s are seen as a period of both cultural conflict and innovation.
New ideas clashed with traditional values
Explain how the New Deal changed the relationship between citizens and the federal government.
Increased expectations of government responsibility for economic welfare