SPAM
Began with what event?
Explosion of Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor
Labor Union for unskilled workers
American Federation of Labor
War begins in 1914 because of this assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What practice lead to inflated stock prices prior to the great depression?
Buying on margin
WWII begins with Hitler’s invasion of this country
Poland
Journalism characterized by exaggeration, made famous by Hearst and Pulitzer
Yellow Journalism
Union for skilled and unskilled workers
Knights of Labor
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism
What lead to the Dust Bowl?
Overproduction by farmers plus drought
US position the first two years of war
Neutral
Policy that leads us to have a “cause” to intervene for Cuba
Monroe Doctrine
How did the government generally respond to strikes?
On the side of the factory…get back to work, son!
Telegram from Germany to Mexico asking for their entrance into WWI?
Zimmerman Note
Hoover's response to Great Depression
Laissez Faire
How did we aid Britain before we became involved?
Lend Lease Act
Territories gained end of SPAM war
Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
Riot which breaks out in Chicago after workers strike for an 8 hour day. Bombing blamed on anarchists who were claimed they weren’t even present.
Haymarket
Wilson’s Plan for Peace
League of Nations
FDR’s plan to make government more active in solving problems of Great Depression
New Deal
America’s reason for entering the war
Pearl Harbor
Who becomes a hero in the SPAM war due to his involvement in the rough riders charging San Juan Hill?
“Rough and Ready” Teddy Roosevelt
Act which prevents any business from creating a monopoly
Sherman Anti Trust Act
Treaty which ends the war even though the US rejects the agreement.
Treaty of Versailles
Three goals of New Deal
Relief (immediate aid)
Recovery (aims to correct economy)
Reform (permanent change)
How did we get Japan to finally surrender?
Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki