the act of strong nations exerting their power over weaker nations
Imperialism
banned the sale, manufacture, consumption of alcohol
18th amendment
time where group of African Americans who expressed their creativity through different artistic talents (music, art, painting, dance)
Harlem Renaissance
These two were the famous "great depression" presidents.
Herbert Hoover/FDR
13th amendment?
abolished slavery in America
16th amendment?
created the federal income tax
many joined non-combat roles in the military, taking jobs such as nurses, radio operators and pilots
women in ww2
fought to liberate Cuba & the Philippines from Spanish control, lasted only 113 days
Spanish-American War
Wilson's peace plan; included League of Nations
Who was Henry Ford?
created the model-T, mass-production techniques lowered the cost of cars, assembly line
New Deal program that created hydroelectric power in the South/ built dams & created jobs
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
southern states passed this to keep blacks from voting and gaining jobs
Black Codes
first immigrations restriction, prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years
Chinese Exclusion Act
work opportunities in the military and at home & migrated North & West for work; faced some discrimination in these areas
African Americans in the war
granted women's suffrage in 1920
19th amendment
War fought when the US did not grant the Philippines independence immediately; Douglas MacArthur was a general in this
Filipino American War
1925 court case that took place in Dayton, TN: biology teacher John Sc..... arguing and tried for teaching evolution in schools.
Scopes- Monkey Trial
created old-age retirement pensions fir workers, welfare for mothers/children, and disabled
Social Security Act
What was the Homestead Act?
gave 160 acres of land to settlers who agreed to live on it for 5 years
Teddy Roosevelt (Roosevelt Corollary)
court case that established the principle that the gov't can detain citizens of an enemy race
Korematsu v. United States
created by Germany sending to Mexico, US invades and enters the war
What special movement did Marcus Garvey create?
Back to Africa movement
Italian immigrants executed in 1920s during the Red Scare / accused of robbery and murder crimes
Sacco & Vanzetti
Explain what they Fireside Chats were
President Roosevelt’s method of using the radio to communicate his programs
Name TWO monopolies during the Industrialization age
Rockefeller's Standard Oil, Carnegie Steel, Vanderbilt railroads, J.P. Morgan banking,
1. these people investigated and exposed problems in America
2. what type of journalism did they sometimes use?
What was the code name for the atomic bomb in America during ww2?
Manhattan project
policy created by Teddy Roosevelt; Panama Canal, lots of political cartoons created because of this
Big Stick Diplomacy
Territories gained by the US as a result of the Spanish-American war (must name all three)
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
one of the most famous black authors of the harlem rennaissance/ famous for poetry
Langston Hughes
What was the Wagner Act?
This New Deal law protected union members right to strike and collectively bargain
Name two of the results of Union Workers strikes. (what happened because of them)
Homestead Strike, Haymarket Square, 1894 Pullman strike
What are the THREE laws that states past to gave citizens power when voting?
initiative- make laws.
referendum- vote on new taxes
recall- removal of corrupt politicians.
conferences in which allied powers discussed the end of the war strategy and reparations
Yalta and Potsdam
both of these images relate to the ______________________ ____________ which connected the ______ and _________ with fast transportation
Transcontinental Railroad, east, west
significant battles in ww2-
1. turning point in Europe
2. tuning point in the Pacific
1. Battle of Stalingrad
2. Midway