Chapter 20: Imperialism
This attack by the Japanese was the reason why the US entered the second world war
Pearl Harbor
This 1944 international meeting established rules for global air travel and led to the creation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Chicago Convention
6 million african americans moved during the great migration
Great Migration/Race Riots
A government that acts as a mediator between business, labor, and the public to balance competing economic interests.
Broker state
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s approach to improve relations with Latin American countries by renouncing military intervention
Good Neighbor Policy
This economic crisis of the 1890s was triggered by the collapse of major railroad companies and led to widespread bank failures and unemployment across the United States.
Panic of 1893
This domestic program focused on conserving natural resources, regulating corporations, and protecting consumers.
Square Deal
Conspiracies start about riots might want to turn to communism
Painting immigrants as communist
Red Scare
A labor organization that organized industrial workers into unions across entire industries rather than by individual trades
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
Countries prioritized domestic economic recovery over international cooperation or intervention
Depression Diplomacy
An ideology and cultural belief system that emphasizes pride in a shared heritage, often asserting that its people possess distinctive or exceptional political, moral, or cultural qualities.
Anglo Saxonism
This federal law established a minimum wage, set the standard 8-hour workday, and required overtime pay for certain workers.
Fair Labor Standards Act
used violence and intimidation to oppose Black civil rights and maintain white dominance
Ku Klux Klan (kkk)
Things people do to avoid the worries of life
Escapism
A policy that allowed warring nations to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and transported the goods themselves
Cash and Carry
U.S. investments in Cuba were strategically aimed at securing access to low-cost sugar supplies for the American market
Cuban Revolt
This group advocated for political reforms such as direct democracy, regulation of railroads, conservation of natural resources, and women’s suffrage, particularly in states west of the Mississippi River.
Western Progressives
A controversial 1920s court case in which two Italian anarchists were convicted and executed amid widespread fears of radicalism and anti-immigrant prejudice
Sacci and Vabzetu Trial
a sudden and severe collapse of stock prices
Great Depression
U.S. provide military aid and supplies to Allied nations without immediate payment, supporting the war effort before officially entering WW2
Lend Lease Act
This U.S. policy called for equal trading rights in China and opposed European powers carving the nation into exclusive colonial spheres of influence.
Open Door Policy
reform that made voting private to reduce corruption and political machine influence
Secret Ballot
A corruption scandal in which government oil reserves were secretly leased to private companies in exchange for bribes during President Harding’s administration
Teapot Dome Scandal
Labor protests in which workers occupied their workplace and refused to leave, preventing employers from hiring replacements and shutting down production
Sit-Down Strikes
A military alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan, promising mutual defense and solidifying the Axis powers in WW2
Tripartite Pact