19th/Early 20th Century
these laws kept races separate and made blacks feel inferior
Jim Crow
High winds and drought hit the country's farm belt.
The Dust Bowl
Name of the ocean liner sunk by a German U Boat
Luisitania
United States foreign policy during the Cold War
Containment
The roaring twenties were characterized by...
Installment plans, motion pictures, flappers, and PARTAYS!
A stronger nation controlling a weaker nation is called...
Imperialism
Main issue the new deal dealt with
Unemployment rate
In World War I, the federal government issued war bonds during liberty bond campaigns. What was the main purpose of war bonds?
Raise money for the war effort
What was containments goal?
prevent the spread of communism
Which group of people were interned during WWII
Japanese Americans
Reconstruction failed in the South after the Civil War because
Union Troops left
Name the effects of the Great Depression. (Name at least two)
Bankruptcies, Bank Closings, High Unemployment
African Americans migrated in great numbers after World War I to take advantage of what?
Job opportunities
Germany
The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
Manifest Destiny
who were the muckrakers?
journalists who exposed abuses in business and government
This was as high as 25% during the Great Depression
Unemployment rate
Main reason why Truman decided to drop the Atomic Bomb
Avoid invasion of Japan & American deaths
the communist threats in the United States was called
Red Scare
Define the Progressive Era and Progressive Movement. give me the main ideas
social activism and political reform. eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government. corporate monopolies
What contributed most to increased population in urban areas?
Industrialization in the North
Name the three "R's" of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Name two weaknesses created by the Treaty of Versailles
Blame solely placed on Germany; heavy reparations expected of Germany; took large amounts of land from Germany/Russia;
the three most famous communist events in the United States
Alger Hiss, Rosenbergs, McCarthy
Government regulations in the late 1800's required the establishment of what?
Labor Unions