Progressive Era Reforms
Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Upton Sinclair all fall under this title, meaning those who dig up dirt as undercover journalists
Muckrakers
The Stock Market crash in 1929 marked the end of this era, or period.
The Roaring 20's
What are seen as the two main reasons the US eventually joined World War I?
German unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram
What group was targeted by FDR's Executive Order 9066, which removed them from the West Coast and placed them in internment camps?
Japanese/ Japanese-Americans
This amendment gave women the right to vote
19th amendment
Jane Addams Hull House was aimed at helping this group of people.
The poor.
After many Americans lost everything, including their homes, this was the name given to the shanty-towns (tent cities) that popped up across American cities
Hoovervilles
The idea of the public cutting back on food and goods that can be used for war, is called this
Rationing
This policy said that the US could sell materials to the Allied Nations, as long as they paid in cash, and came to get the materials themselves.
Cash & Carry
This amendment made the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal in the US: the period known as prohibition
18th Amendment
The Pure Food & Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act were passed after this expose on the meant industry gained national attention.
The Jungle
All programs FDR implemented in his New Deal fell into these 3 R's
Relief, Reform, Recovery
The fear of Communism taking over America was known as this
The Red Scare
This Battle was seen as a major turning point of the war, in the Pacific Theater, when America crippled the Japanese Navy.
Battle of Midway
This act allowed the US to sell war materials to allied nations, AND transport them across the Atlantic, and has been credited with ending the Great Depression.
Lend-Lease Act
In 1896, this Supreme Court case ruled that "Separate but Equal" did not violate the 14th amendment, and was thus legal
Plessy v Ferguson
Despite coming from Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, as well as Oklahoma, the latter place gave this name to farmers moving to California after the Dustbowl
Okies
Warren G Harding won the presidency largely on his promises to get the country back to the ways things were, also known as this
Return to Normalcy
Established in 1941, this board was created to help oversee and manage the production of war time materials.
War Productions Board
FDR issued Executive Order 8802, which banned discrimination, based on color, in the employment of workers in these fields
defense industries and government work
This African American reformer believed that through education and hard work, African Americans would earn their equal rights; WEB DuBois did not agree
Booker T Washington
This was the main critique that FDR's opponents had against the New Deal
Did not end the Great Depression
President Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after WWI was the 14 points. His 14th point was the only one European leaders agreed upon; what was it?
League of Nations
This General was given command over all US forces in the Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
This amendment, aimed at fighting political corruption, led to the direct election of Senators
17th Amendment