Spanish-American War
What is the name of the ship that exploded in Havana Harbor under mysterious circumstances on February 15, 1898?
USS Maine
What outlined Germany's plan to keep the US out of the European War?
The Zimmermann Telegram
Where became the center of movie production?
Hollywood
What damage did Hoover and his administration underestimate?
The Stock Market Crash
What term became a symbol for all women who worked in wartime factories?
Rosie the Riveter
What did the US receive from the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and additionally pay for?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
What Act prohibited anyone from using the US mail system to interfere with the war effort?
The Espionage Act of 1917
What did almost every family have by the end of the 1920s?
Radios
What was the name of the shantytowns created from families who lost homes during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What controlled news about troop movements and battles?
The Office of War Information
The Spanish-American War marked the emergence of the US as what?
A world power
Wilson wanted the war treaty to be guided by what?
His Fourteen Points
What type of policies did the presidents pursue during the 1920s?
Pro-business policies
What was the name of the group of migrant farmers who lost their homes due to the Dust Bowl?
Okies
What federal agency regulated almost every aspect of civilians' lives, such as rationing of commodities?
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Papers that radically alter the truth of stories in effort to sell, like Joseph Pulitzer's New York World, were called...
Yellow Journalism
What Act was Wilson able to pass to provide the men needed to fight in World War 1?
The Selective Service Act of 1917
What Act banned immigration from East Asia entirely?
The National Origins Act of 1924
What did Hoover predict during his campaign that turned out to be very wrong?
"The day would soon come when no American would live in poverty."
What was the name of the first Black military pilots?
Tuskegee Airmen
When did the Spanish-American War start?
April 21, 1898
When did the US declaration of war pass?
April 6, 1917
Who pioneered the American birth-control movement and organized the American Birth Control League (later became Planned Parenthood)?
Margaret Sanger
What is the most infamous incident of Harding's administration?
The Teapot Dome Scandal
What did Truman issue that ended racial segregation in the military?
Executive Order 9981