Vocabulary
What is mass production?
Manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
to shorten the sea route from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean
Which event increased the awareness of African American Contributions to American Culture?
The Harlem Renaissance
In the struggle for African-American civil rights, Rosa Parks is most closely associated with
The bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
Which event of World War II is referred to as the Holocaust?
mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities
What were Muckrakers best known for?
exposing harmful practices of businesses and government
What was the goal of the Open Door Policy?
to protect trading rights with China
What was one main reason for the rise of organized crime during the 1920s?
prohibition: making the sale of alcoholic beverages illegal.
Which New Deal program still exists today?
Social Security Administration
President Harry Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because he
He wanted to end the war quickly without losing more american soldier's lives
What is Yellow Journalism?
exaggerated press and media to influence public opinion
What was the main purpose of Ellis Island?
To process Immigrants from Europe
A major cause of the stock market crash of 1929 was
buying stocks on margin
During both World War I and World War II, women supported the war effort by
working in factories
The Cold War developed shortly after the end of World War II primarily because of the
Conflicting goals of the United States and the Soviet Union
Urbanization was caused by
an increase in more factories
Where did most immigrants work when they came to the U.S.?
factory jobs because of unskilled labor
Woodrow Wilson and his 14 points proposed the idea of what international committee to avoid conflict?
League of Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1940s Lend-Lease program was created to
provide war materials and supplies to allied powers in WWII
Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Korean War, and Berlin Airlift all all under the category of
Cold War Clashes
Define one enduring issue: Power, Conflict, or Equality
Power: one group having control over another
Conflict: Two groups fighting with each other
Equality: two groups being equal
Why did prejudice against "new immigrants" in the late 1800s increase?
they had different cultural backgrounds from a majority of americans
Which document imposed harsh punishments on Germany in 1917?
Treaty of Versailles
Paper drives, rationing of food and gasoline, and victory gardens were all elements of
support for WWII on the homefront
The presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were similar in that each president served during
United States participation in world wars