Imperialism
The open door policy gave us trade access to what country?
What is China?
We gained the territories of : Puerto Rico, Wake Islands, Samoan Islands, and Philippines from what country?
What is Spain?
This president tried to keep the United States neutral when WWI began
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This means limiting your use/consumption of materials such as food, in order to preserve supplies for soldiers.
What is rationing?
These were early feminists - they smoked, they drank, and they showed off their ankles!
What are flappers?
This is how President Roosevelt obtained the Panama Canal after Colombia refused to sell the land.
What is 'funded a revolt for Panama'?
This ship blowing up led the United States to declare war on Spain.
USS Maine
Why didn't the U.S. join the League of Nations?
They were afraid of being pulled into Europe's conflicts in the future.
This was a loan from the people to the American government; people would buy them to support the war effort.
What are war bonds?
This term describes the large gap between those who had money and those who did not.
What is Income Disparity?
This is the definition of Imperialism
What is 'expanding a country's power through diplomacy or military force'?
This was the chant that rallied Americans to support going to war with Spain.
"Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain!"
What were the 2 main points of the Zimmermann Telegram? What did Germany propose? What were they offering in return?
1. Mexico allies with Germany, and lets Germany invade USA through Mexico
2. After the war, Germany will give Mexico the land it lost from USA in Mexican-American War.
These were the two reasons the U.S. stopped being neutral, and joined WWI.
1. Unrestricted sub warfare
2. Zimmermann Telegram
One major cause of the Great Depression was everyone was putting their products on ______. This meant that they were charging it to an account to be paid later on.
What is credit?
The Roosevelt Corollary made the United States the ...
Police of the Western Hemisphere
List the two parts of the Platt Amendment.
1. U.S. is allowed to supervise Cuba
2. U.S. can lease land on Cuba for naval base
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI. What 3 points did it include for Germany?
1. Germany takes full blame for the war
2. Germany must pay 33 billion to the Allied Powers
3. Germany lost land, and had to return colonies to France.
This act required American men 18-45 to sign up for the military draft
What is the Selective Service Act?
This artistic revival of black culture was sparked by the Great Migration, and allowed for black Americans to express that they still feel like 'second class citizens'
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
List 3 examples of American imperialism.
- Panama Canal
- SPAM War
- Open Door Policy
- Alaska Purchase
- Hawaii Annexation
List 3 causes of the Spanish American War
What is: Yellow Journalism, USS Maine, De Lome Letter, and/or Monroe Doctrine
These were the main causes of World War I.
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism?
This Supreme Court case upheld the Espionage and Sedition Act, stating it did not violate any rights
What is Schenck v. U.S.?
____________ refers to following the literal translation of the Bible; sparked clashes against those who believed in Evolution, including the science teacher's trial, known as ___________
What is Fundamentalism,
What is Scopes Trial?