Imperialism
World War I
World War I and its effects in the US
1920s
100

This was constructed to provide a faster sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was the biggest engineering project of the era.

Panama Canal

100

During WWI, President Wilson passed this, which made it a crime to interfere with the war effort.

Espionage Act

100

Which main countries were the US aligned with in WWI? What was the name of this alliance?

Great Britain and France -  Allied Forces

100

This man created the Model-T, an affordable car for the everyday family that was introduced in 1920s. Its affordability is due to the assembly-line type of production, known also as ____________.

Henry Ford and Mass production

200

The US winning this war led to the start of American Imperialism when they ultimately gained the territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

Spanish-American War

200

While the US was staying out of WWI, two events occurred that ultimately led to the US entering the war: (1) when Germany used ____, which endangered US trade and American lives (Lusitania), and (2) when President Wilson was made aware of the ____, a German attempt to persuade Mexico to join the war with them against the US. 

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare; Zimmermann Telegram
200

Which main countries were the Allied Forces against? What was the name of their alliance?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire - Central Powers

200

This cultural arts movement centering African American culture within New York City. African American writers and artists began to get national recognition and appreciation through art, poetry, and this new specific genre of music

Harlem Renaissance; Jazz

300

This is something the US started practicing towards the end of the 1800s that centered around spreading democracy into Latin America and other world regions. Not all Americans agreed with it, saying that it was not the best way to spread the country's democratic traditions.

Imperialism

300

World War I began in Europe in 1914, and the United States was not involved at first, declaring themselves ____, meaning that they were not going to help either side in the war.

Neutral

300

In the late 1800s and the early 1900s, this new political ideology grew in popularity. It was based on a single-party government ruled by a dictator, and no private ownership.

Communism

300

These two forms of entertainment were introduced during the 1920s, and significantly contributed to the establishment of national culture.

Radio and Movies
400

When the US military was ordered to keep the Philippines after defeating the Spanish in the Spanish-American War, this war broke out and lasted about 3 years. In the end, the Philippines stayed a US territory.

Philippine-American War

400

During WWI, President Wilson gave a speech in which he described this plan for avoiding future wars.

Fourteen (14) Points

400

This man, a labor union leader and the Socialist Party's presidential candidate in 1904, 1908, and 1912, was convicted under the Espionage Act during WWI for hindering military recruiting by making a speech against it.

Eugene Debs

400

In 1919, after the Russian Revolution overthrew the Czar and the Soviet Union was established, US citizens began to fear Communism. This is referred to as the ______.

Red Scare

500

This was a policy that was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine, where it gave the US the right to intervene in Latin American countries in economic crisis, whether or not a European power planned to intervene.

Roosevelt Corollary

500

During postwar treaty negotiations, President Wilson presented his 14 Points. The one point that was successful was the creation of this international peacekeeping organization, which needed to be ratified by Congress to have the US be involved. It was ultimately not ratified by the US because of congressional opposition to the group - many Americans, and those in Congress, supported the idea of ___ (thought if they were a part of it, it would bring the US into further global conflicts - not good in their opinion).

League of Nations; Isolationism

500

This was the movement of African Americans from Southern states to Northern/Midwestern states in hopes of finding better jobs and escaping racism during WWI

Great Migration

500

Due to the Red Scare, among other factors such as a growing support of Nativism, legislative restrictions on this began to be passed during the 1920s.

Immigration
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