US Imperialism & WWI
This style of news hyped sensational stories particularly about the USS Maine prior to the Spanish American War
What is yellow journalism?
These progressive journalists examined causes that plagued the United States during the Gilded Age
Who are the muckrakers?
This group of 1920's women cut their hair short, smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol and listened to the newest jazz music
Who are the flappers?
In 1929, the United States stock market crashed on October 29th. The day was given this name.
What is Black Tuesday?
The United States were neutral in World War II until the attack on this location in the Hawaiian islands
What is Pearl Harbor?
What is "big stick" diplomacy?
Women in the United States finally got the right to vote in 1920 thanks to this new law.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This series of programs created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a radical plan to end the Great Depression
What is The New Deal?
This isolationist group demanded that the United States stay out of World War II because of the historical failures of World War I
What is the America First Committee?
This communication sent between Germany and Mexico called for an attack on the Southern border of the United States
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This African-American progressive called for black citizens to demand citizenship and pursue a liberal arts education compared to just pursuing industrial work.
Who is WEB Dubois?
This movement of African-Americans from the southern United States to Northern industrial cities changed the demographics of the entire country
What is The Great Migration?
This group of WWI soldiers helped make President Herbert Hoover's presidency one term during the Great Depression
What is The Bonus Army?
During World War II, Japanese internment was made law in the United States because of this executive order passed by President Roosevelt
What is Executive Order 9066?
In Schenck v. USA, Charles Schenck wrote a pamphlet against the draft. He was found guilty under this law.
What is The Sedition Act?
This anti-monopoly legislation banned price discrimination and overlapping on the boards of corporations in 1914
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
Marcus Garvey founded this organization in the 1920's that focused on racial separation and black business ownership
What is the United Negro Improvement Association or UNIA?
This New Deal program helped bridge the divide between business and labor by having the government monitor new wages, hours, prices, and collective bargaining
What is the National Recovery Administration? (NRA)
This group of African-American fighter pilots fought hard for a "double victory" over fascism and racism during World War II
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
The League of Nations was part of the Treaty of Versailles following WWI. The United States had this role in both post war actions.
What is the US did not join the League of Nations or sign the Treaty of Versailles?
This valley near Yosemite National Park was protected by conservationist John Muir during the Progressive Era.
What is the Hetch Hetchy Valley?
This law, passed in 1924, greatly limited immigration from eastern and southern Europe and implemented a quota system from every foreign country.
What is the National Origins Act?
This New Deal program helped Americans by separating commercial banks from risky investment banks and insuring bank accounts
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? (FDIC)
This negotiation between the USA, Great Britain, and the USSR in 1944 helped lay plans for the United Nations, free elections in Eastern Europe, and a unified attack against Japan
What is the Yalta Agreement?