American Imperialism
This 1898 war resulted in the U.S. gaining the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This person's assassination in Sarajevo served as the immediate spark for WWI.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
These young women of the 1920s challenged traditional roles through their dress and behavior.
Flappers
These shantytowns, named after the President, were built by homeless people during the Depression.
Hoovervilles
This President created the New Deal to provide "Relief, Recovery, and Reform."
FDR
This policy, proposed by John Hay, called for equal trading rights for all nations in China.
Open Door Policy
This passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans.
Lusitania
This NYC cultural movement showcased the works of African American artists, writers, and musicians.
Harlem Renaissance
This 1929 event, caused by over-speculation and easy credit, signaled the start of the Depression.
Stock-market crash
This program was created to reform banking and insure individual bank deposits.
FDIC
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine claimed the U.S. had the right to act as an "international police power."
Roosevelt Corollary
This was the name of the intercepted message where Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico.
Zimmerman Telegram
This 1925 trial in Tennessee centered on the conflict between science and religious fundamentalism.
Scopes Trial
This environmental disaster in the Great Plains was caused by over-farming and severe drought.
Dust Bowl
This agency provided jobs for millions of people building public works like parks and bridges.
WPA
This type of sensationalized news reporting helped stir up American support for war with Spain.
Yellow Journalism
This was Woodrow Wilson’s plan for a "just and lasting peace" following the Great War.
14 Points
The 1921 massacre in this Oklahoma city destroyed a wealthy African American community known as "Black Wall Street."
Tulsa
This group of WWI veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand early payment of promised funds.
Bonus Army
This program paid farmers to reduce crop production in an effort to raise agricultural prices.
AAA
Sanford Dole became the governor of this new colony after the US took control of it from Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii
This organization was Wilson's "14th Point," though the U.S. Senate ultimately refused to join it.
League of Nations
This 18th Amendment began this era, which saw a rise in organized crime and "speakeasies."
Prohibition
This economic policy involved charging high taxes on imported goods, which ended up hurting global trade.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
This act provided unemployment insurance and old-age pensions for retired workers.
Social Security