Imperialism
How did the US allow trade freely specifically with China?
China was required to follow the open door policy which consisted of 3 notes.
Which amendment allowed women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
It was a time of flourishing black culture and demonstrated the richness of racial heritage.
Name one cause of the Great Depression.
There was an alarming decline in stock prices, and the stock market crashed.
What was the battle that ended serious German resistance in the West?
Battle of the Bulge
What was the new manifest destiny?
Foreign trade became more important to the American economy, Americans wanted to acquire colonies to expand further.
Which muckraker was responsible for outing the horrendous conditions of the tenements?
Jacob Riis
What three reasons caused the US to go to the great war?
Economic ties to Britain, Lusitania sinking, and Zimmerman Telegram
Who was a famous photographer during the Great Depression who took pictures of people and revealed America’s hostile environment?
Doreathea Lange
Who won the Election of 1944?
Roosevelt
How did the US get Hawaii to join the US?
They eliminated the position of Hawaiian sugar in international trade.
Which muckraker led to the breakup of standard oil?
Ida Tarbell
What did Margaret Sanger advocate for?
She was the pioneer of the birth control movement. She promoted birth control devices out of concern for working-class women.
In the 1920s, why did European demand for US goods decline, and why did the US experience a decline in exports overall?
The US had very high tariffs therefore, they had a decrease in exports.
Who deciphered Enigma?
Alan Turing
What was Anglo Saxonism?
The belief that associated English people with qualities of courage. It justified imperialism.
Which leader of NAWSA played a major role in passing the 19th amendment?
Carrie Chapman Catt
What was the National Origins Act of 1924 and what was the effect of this act?
This law cut immigration and strengthened exclusionism. It banned immigration from east asia entirely. This angered people heavily.
What was the role of women during the Great Depression?
The Great Depression reinforced the idea that women’s proper place in society was in the household.
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Natives who worked in military communications and spoke their own language over the radio to transmit messages.
What was the Platt Amendment?
The Platt Amendment allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs and control Cuban politics.
What caused 64 new laws to pass including no locked doors during work hours?
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Briefly describe the “flapper image.”
Women attended parties and no longer had to be respectable. It had a huge impact on the lower middle class and working class. Despite its image of liberation, most women remained highly dependent on men.
What was the immediate effect of the maldistribution of purchasing power during the Great Depression?
The result was a weakness in consumer demand, which was too small to create an adequate market for the goods the economy was producing. Rich people became super rich.
What was the controversy over the atomic bomb during World War II?
Some people said that dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was unnecessary because Japan would have surrendered anyway. Others said that the atomic bomb was the only thing that would persuade Japan to surrender in the war.