Age of Imperialism
A "splendid little war" that cemented the United States' status as a world power
Spanish-American War
The name given to journalists who worked to expose corruption, greed, and worker exploitation across numerous industries
Muckrakers
After the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Americans feared that this ideology would infiltrate American life, leading to the First Red Scare.
Communism
U.S. president during the Great Depression who advocated "rugged individualism" and helping out corporations in the hopes that "trickle down" economics would benefit the working class
Herbert Hoover
The country that President Franklin Roosevelt formally recognized in order to counter the growing power of Japan and Germany in the 1930s
Soviet Union (Russia)
A U.S. infrastructure project built in Central America that was intended to decrease travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in order to improve foreign trade and benefit the U.S. navy
Panama Canal
Name of an industrial incident that took the lives of 146 workers; highlighted the need for industrial reform in the workplace and expanded worker's rights
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Invention that culturally tied the nation together; helped lead to the rise of popular culture in America and promoted mass consumerism
Radio
Name given to Roosevelt's first few months in office where he enacted a major portion of New Deal legislation
First 100 Days
The country that Germany and Russia invaded after signing a non-aggression pact; this kicked off the fighting in World War II
Poland
The name given to President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy in which he believed the U.S. should "speak softly and carry a big stick"
Big Stick Diplomacy
The name given to President William H. Taft's foreign policy which promoted economic interests abroad through government aid and private businesses investing in foreign projects
Dollar Diplomacy
Name given to women who challenged traditional gender norms through their actions, dress, and behavior; symbolized the transformation of traditional gender roles in the 1920s
Flappers
The three R's that President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs aimed to focus to get Americans out of the Great Depression (must name all three R's)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Series of acts passed by Congress in 1935, 1936, and 1937 that were designed to keep the U.S. neutral in the event of an armed conflict overseas
Neutrality Acts
U.S. foreign trade policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that promoted equal trade and investment in China for all countries
Open Door Policy
The name given to President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy which promoted ethical standards and moral values over imperialist interests
Moral Diplomacy
Two immigrants whose trial became a symbol of anti-immigrant sentiment in America during the 1920s; their trial exemplified America's fear of radical ideology which led to an increase in nativist sentiment
Sacco and Vanzetti
Act that stablished the idea that the federal government has a responsibility for social welfare; money is taken from payroll of employees and redistributed to: people aged 65 & above, mothers with dependent children, unemployed, and disabled
Social Security Act of 1935
U.S. foreign policy of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America; it reinforced the idea that the U.S. would remove controls and engage in reciprocal trade with Latin American countries
Good Neighbor Policy
A series of Supreme Court cases which collectively ruled that constitutional rights are not automatically extended to people living in American territorial possessions
Insular Cases
The name given to President Teddy Roosevelt's series of progressive reforms which aimed to: Control corporations, protect Consumers, and Conserve the environment
Square Deal
Trial that symbolized the culture gap between traditionalists and modernists; teacher in Tennessee was arrested for teaching evolution
Scopes Monkey Trial
A U.S. government agency that insures deposits in banks and savings associations; created to restore trust in the banking system after its collapse during the Great Depression
Trade act that eliminated the cash-carry requirements for U.S. to trade with the Allies; turned the U.S. into “the great arsenal of democracy”; considered by the Axis powers as an economic declaration of war; U.S. factories shifted to all out war production as a result
Lend-Lease Act