American Expansion
Name 3 territories the U.S. acquired as a result of the Spanish American War.
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
How did the US originally respond to the outbreak of World War I?
By remaining neutral and isolationist.
What is the time period of fear that communists were going to take over the US in the 1920s?
Red Scare
This tariff raised taxes on imports to the highest level, leading to a decline in world trade and worsening the Great Depression
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Name the 3 R's included in New Deal programs.
Relief
Reform
Recovery
Name the man-made waterway overseen by the United States that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific, constructed in 1904.
Panama Canal
Who was the president of the USA during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Name this Key Term: A dislike of anyone not born in the United States
Nativism
October 29, 1929
This public works program gave jobs to young men.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Queen Liliuokalani was removed from power when the United States conquered this territory.
Hawaii
Why did the US join World War I?
The Zimmerman Telegram
This reform movement banned alcohol in the United States.
Prohibition
FDR battled against the Supreme Court with this scheme.
The Court Packing Scheme Plan
This person helped American sugar plantation owners overthrow the Queen of Hawaii & became Hawaii's first Governor.
Sanford Dole
This presidential speech was Wilson's proposal for peace after World War I.
The Fourteen Points
This scandal was the perfect example of corruption of government, in which Albert Fall accepted bribes for selling federal oil reserves.
Teapot Dome Scandal
What is the nickname for the shantytowns on the outskirts of cities consisting of homeless and unemployed people suffering from the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Name the dam built on the Colorado River to help stimulate business and provide jobs.
The Hoover Dam
This policy ensured that the US could trade openly with China
This peacekeeping body was formed to prevent another world war from happening after the First World War.
BONUS POINTS: Did the US join this organization?
The League of Nations
BONUS POINTS: No
What was the period of African American cultural creativity in music, art, and literature during the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
Roosevelt's program to fight the Great Depression
The New Deal
This was the most important act of the New Deal, giving unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, old age pensions, and insurance for families.
Social Security Act