Progressive Era
Invesigative reporters during this age were called
muckrakers
This is when large countries take over smaller ones.
Imperialism
What event triggered the onset of World War I in Europe?
The asassination of Archduke Ferdinand
The Temperance Movement of the mid-19th century sought to ban -
alcohol
During the height of the Great Depression, approximately 25% of Americans were –
unemployed and could not earn income
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term robber baron is defined a person who
used ruthless business tactics
The United States annexed this region after sugar planters overthrew the queen.
Hawaii
Practicing _________, Americans remained neutral for the first three years of WWI
isolationism
Which term BEST described the American economy during the Roaring 20s
Booming
Who said, “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This person is credited with inventing the steel making process.
Henry Bessemer
Proposed by Secretary of State John Hay this gave equal trading rights to all nations interested in China.
Open Door Policy
Germany agreed to stop fighting on
November 11, 1918 at 11 AM
During the 1920s, why did so many individuals borrow money to invest in the stock market?
They thought they would get wealthy from a stock market boom.
During the 1930s, many farmers migrated west from the Great Plains because of the
Dust Bowl
This “hands off” approach by the US government towards the business world during the Industrial age was called
Laissez-faire
When countries depend on each other to buy and sell goods
Globalism
What was President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace called
14 Points
This crashed in 1929 causing millions of Americans to lose millions of dollars almost overnight
The Stock Market Crash
What event actually pulled the United States out of the Great Depression
WWII
The Progressive Era aimed to fix the newly created problems of ______________.
Industrialization
Promoted by President Taft this policy promoted Investments in Latin America and assured intervention in case something went wrong
This short-lived international body was created after WWI to ensure peacekeeping, but the US would not join.
League of Nations
This talented pianist of the Harlem Renaissance helped usher in the Jazz age and because he was born in DC a competitive school for the arts is named after him there
Duke Ellington
On this colorful day in Oct. 1929 the stock market crashed.
Black Tuesday