US as a World Power
This 1898 war marked the U.S. becoming an imperial power.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This decade was known for economic growth and cultural change.
What are the Roaring 1920s?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This event in 1929 helped trigger the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash?
These two territories were gained by the U.S. after the war.
What are Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
The U.S. refused to join this international peace organization.
What is the League of Nations?
Name one major new technology of the 1920s.
What is the automobile / radio / movies?
This movement involved African Americans moving north for jobs.
What is the Great Migration?
One major effect of the Great Depression.
What is unemployment?
A country expands its influence by taking control of overseas territories.
What is imperialism?
After a major war, a country decides to avoid foreign conflicts and alliances.
What is isolationism?
A young woman cuts her hair short, wears modern clothes, and challenges traditional roles.
What is a flapper (changing social norms)?
This cultural movement celebrated Black art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Banks close and people lose their savings, causing panic, and there was a lack of ______________ in the banking system.
What is confidence?
The U.S. entered this global war in 1917.
What is World War I?
This period was marked by fear of communism in the U.S.
What is the Red Scare?
This group of people exposed social injustices and political corruption during the 1920s progressive reform era.
What are muckrakers?
A law bans the production and sale of alcohol nationwide.
What is Prohibition?
This president created programs to help the economy recover.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
The U.S. sends troops and supplies that help turn the tide in favor of the Allies.
What is U.S. involvement helping win World War I?
A new law limits the number of immigrants allowed from certain countries.
What are immigration quotas (anti-immigrant laws)?
A family buys a new car and household appliances using credit, even though they can’t fully afford them yet. This practice becomes very common and helps boost the economy—but also contributes to future financial problems.
What is buying on credit (installment buying)?
A hate group grows in power during the 1920s promoting racism and nativism.
What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?
This program helped the economy recover, AND these 3 words were the motto of FDR
What is the New Deal and reform, recover, relief