American Imperialism
1898 this war began when the United States demanded Cuba's independence from Spain. It would officially start when the USS Maine was bombed in Havana Harbor
The Spanish American War
The Amendment gave Women the right to vote
19th Amendment
At the outbreak of WWI, many Americans believed that America should remain ___________, a policy in which one supports neither side of a conflict.
Neutral
Black literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem that lasted from the 1920s into the early 1930s that both celebrated and lamented black life in America; Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were two famous writers of this movement.
The Harlem Renaissance
While America started preparing for WWII in 1940, this event that took place on Dec. 7th 1941, forced America's hand into joining WWII 4 days later.
Pearl Harbor
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
Yellow Journalism
The Pure food and Drug act was passed as a response to the information found in this book.
The Jungle
Similar to WWII, a good chunk of the war effort was paid for when Americans bought these government issued IOUs.
Liberty Bonds
While some would argue the New Deal helped American move out of the Great Depression, most historians agree that preparing for this event pulled America out of the Great Depression.
Preparing for WWII
Similar to WWI, what were the major African American opportunities during WWII?
Joining the work force in droves
The Double V Campaign (winning on both the homefront and war front)
Slogan describing TR's Roosevelt corollary. Comes from the phrase, "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." emphasis on military preparedness; willingness to use military force to achieve foreign policy goals
Big Stick Policy
Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public
Muckrakers
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Which Supreme Court case cited this Constitutional right violation during WWI, when he was arrested for handing out anti-war pamphlets at a draft board?
Schenk v US
1925 court case in Tennessee that focused on the issue of teaching evolution in public schools. William Jennings Bryan served as a special judge in the case.
The Scopes Trial
The policy of giving in to avoid conflict (how GB and France dealt with Hitler)
Appeasement
1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops
The Boxer Rebellion
1914 act designed to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890; certain activities previously committed by big businesses, such as not allowing unions in factories and not allowing strikes, were declared illegal.
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Woodrow Wilson's hardened senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles by his refusal to compromise on the issue of this specific topic
America's Joining of the League of Nations
The 1920s Presidents were littered with corruption. Especially Warren G. Harding and his Ohio Gang. This was never more obvious when one of his cabinet members took a bribe that allowed a private company drill for oil on government owned land.
The Tea Pot Dome Scandal
In 1939, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to FDR, explaining the Germans were working to create a weapon that could harness the power of atomic atoms. As a result this team developed the atomic bombs that were used on August 6th and August 9th 1945 to end WWII.
The Manhattan Project.
Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic
Roosevelt Corollary
A process that allows citizens of many U.S. states to place new legislation on a popular ballot, or to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot and vote on it:
IE The three forms of localized elections that gave Americans more power in the government.
Initiative, Referendum and Recall
A plan to revive the German economy, the United States loans Germany money which then can pay reparations to England and France, who can then pay back their loans from the U.S. This circular flow of money was a success.
Dawes Plan
A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression. Name 2 programs that included in this program and what they did.
New Deal
Answers may vary.
In this Supreme Court Case stated that the government can intern (imprison) citizens during wartime emergencies.
Korematsu v US