Empire & Expansion
This 1898 conflict, often called a "Splendid Little War," resulted in the U.S. gaining Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
What is the Spanish-American War?
These investigative journalists, like Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell, exposed social and political corruption.
Who are Muckrakers?
The U.S. entered WWI partly due to Germany’s use of this naval tactic.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
These were the "3 Rs" of FDR’s New Deal program.
What are Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
This "date which will live in infamy" prompted the United States to formally enter WWII.
What is December 7, 1941?
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine stated the U.S. would act as an "international police power" in Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, finally granted this group the right to vote.
Who are women?
This 1920s movement in New York celebrated African American art, literature, and music.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This 1935 act created a federal safety net for the elderly, unemployed, and disabled.
What is the Social Security Act?
Executive Order 9066 led to the forced relocation and incarceration of this group of Americans.
Who are Japanese-Americans?
This sensationalist style of reporting by Hearst and Pulitzer helped drum up public support for war with Spain.
What is Yellow Journalism?
Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program focused on conservation, consumer protection, and control of corporations.
What is the Square Deal?
"Red Scare" era trial involving two Italian immigrants highlighted the intense nativism of the decade.
What is the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial?
This environmental disaster on the Great Plains was caused by drought and poor farming techniques.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This iconic image represented the millions of women who entered the industrial workforce during the war.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
This 1899 policy advocated for equal trading rights in China and sought to prevent formal annexation of Chinese territory
What is the Open Door Policy?
This constitutional amendment created the first federal income tax.
What is the 16th amendment?
This was the primary reason the U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations.
What is Article X or fear of losing war-making powers?
FDR’s controversial (and failed) plan to add more justices to the Supreme Court to protect his legislation.
What is the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill or Court-Packing Plan?
This top-secret program was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?
This group, featuring members like Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie, argued that overseas expansion violated the "consent of the governed."
What is the Anti-Imperialist League?
This 1911 industrial disaster led to a massive overhaul of factory safety regulations and fire codes
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
This 1925 trial over the teaching of evolution highlighted the conflict between modernism and fundamentalism.
What is the Scopes "Monkey" Trial?
This New Deal agency was created to restore public confidence in the banking system by insuring deposits.
What is the FDIC?
At this 1945 conference, the "Big Three" met to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.
What is Yalta?