Gilded Age/Progressive Era
A system of political control—known as "bossism"— a single powerful figure (the boss) was at the center and was bound together to a complex organization of lesser figures by reciprocity in promoting financial and social self-interest.
Political Machine
The United States acquired territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific AND would move into the position of being a world power following this war.
Spanish-American War
This symbol of the Roaring 20s represented a shift away from the traditional roles of women.
The Flapper
This event prompted the United States to enter World War II.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The Populist party wanted free coinage of _________ to increase the amount of money in circulation.
Silver
Long hours, low wages and dangerous working conditions were some of the main causes for the creation of ________________.
Labor Unions
U.S public opinion shifted against Germany following the sinking of this ship in 1915.
Lusitania
The passing of this amendment contributed to the growth of organized crime in the United States.
18th Amendment - Prohibition
The Bataan Death March, Island Hopping, Battle of Midway and use of the Atomic Bomb all occurred in which theater of war?
Pacific
This act provided an absolute 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States to reduce competition for U.S jobs.
Chinese Exclusion Act
The political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, including by supporting immigration-restriction measures.
Nativism
A style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts.
Yellow Journalism
Attorney Clarence Darrow defended an instructor accused of teaching the theory of evolution in what trial?
The Scopes Trial
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, Italy
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices contributed the most to what event?
The Dust Bowl
Journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.
Muckrakers
A coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States.
Zimmermann Telegram
A series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice to capture and arrest suspected socialists, especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States.
Palmer Raids
Who led the Homefront effort during World War II?
Women
Social activist and founding member of the NAACP.
WEB DuBois
During the Progressive Era, the creation of this led to the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process.
Hint: 3 things
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
This purpose of this plan was to create conditions that prevent future global conflicts.
President Wilson's Fourteen Points
This was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the effects of the Great Depression.
New Deal
During World War II, the United States became an ally of which European dictator?
Joseph Stalin
To help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade, President Warren G. Harding called for a return to _________.
Normalcy