Progressivism
Hull House was founded by
Jane Addams
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A German telegram asking Mexico to attack the United States during WWI to keep them out of the war in Europe.
What is Prohibition?
The time period when alcohol was banned in the United States; took place in the 1920s
What was the Bank Holiday?
FDR had banks close and reorganized them to be more successful
The Good Neighbor Policy was put into place by which President for which Geographical area?
Franklin Roosevelt, Latin America
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair highlighted which two issues?
Poor working conditions and the meat packing industry
What is the Great Migration?
Mass exodus of blacks from the agricultural South to the industrial North where they experienced less hate and racism
The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that focused on ___________________.
African American culture and pride
the Congress of Industrial Organizations specialized in ___________ workers from all industries
unskilled
The Washington Conference of 1921 dealt with
naval disarmament and relieving tensions in East Asia
Prohibits the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol
18th Amendment
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states that the U.S. will intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfill their obligations to international creditors
The Roosevelt Corollary
Writers of the 1920s focused on
The Lost Generation
This type of protest first appeared at a General Motors Factory, was successful, and continued to make appearances through the Civil Rights movement.
Sit-down strikes
How many terms was FDR elected to?
4
Name one leader of the Women's suffrage movement
What plan did Woodrow Wilson propose to the Allied Nations as a solution to the world after World War I?
Fourteen Points
The National Origins Act of 1924 did what?
Put a strict quota system in to place to limit immigration
Why did FDR try to pack the Supreme Court?
So that his New Deal policies would be more likely to be ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.
Stalin invading Ethiopia is the event that started which major conflict?
World War II
Which event sparked major reforms in worker safety?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Which Acts made it a crime to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, or the flag
Espionage and Sedition Acts
To decrease government spending, the ______________________ Act allowed Native Americans to be more self-reliant and self-govern.
Indian Reorganization Act
Banned weapons sales to Spain. Allowed countries to purchase weapons for cash if they could carry them on their own ships.
Neutrality Act of 1937