American
Imperialism
Imperialism
Big Stick
True or False: African Americans made significant gains toward equality during the Progressive Era.
FALSE (Some of the worst racial violence in American History...)
Name one major advantage that American soldiers had upon entering World War I.
Better equipment, support on the home front, American manufacturing power, fresh legs/attitude, etc.
Rampant stock market speculation, consumerism, growth of credit purchases, jazz and swing clubs, what time period am I describing in American history?
The Roaring '20s
What is the name of Win$low's debut album?
Cycles
Name two landmasses that the USA gained control or influence over after winning the Spanish-American War.
The Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam
The popular nickname for Teddy Roosevelt's new Progressive Party
"Bull Moose" Party
What does the acronym M.A.N.I.A. stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran his 1932 campaign on a platform of giving what to Americans?
A New Deal
In what city was Drake born?
Toronto, Canada
American pineapple farmers (among other crops) had significant influence in what foreign land annexation during the period of American Imperialism.
Annexation of Hawai'i
This Women's Suffrage organization is credited with finally succeeding in getting an amendment to the constitution to grant universal voting rights for women.
National Women's Party
What military strategy is most responsible for causing frequent stalemates on the battlefield during World War I?
Trench Warfare
Which US President took much of the blame for rising homelessness and poverty in the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
The Earth is 93 million miles from the Sun. Approximately how far is Neptune from the Sun? (+ or - 10 million will be accepted)
3 Billion miles
President Taft's preferred method of asserting global influence involved loaning money to poor countries and leveraging their debt to gain influence over their government. This was popularly known as...
Dollar Diplomacy
Commonly used phrase to describe government intervention to break up large monopolistic corporations.
Trust-Busting
When this ship was sunk by a German submarine in 1915, we were on the brink of joining the war, but Woodrow Wilson chose a diplomatic agreement instead.
HMS Lusitania
What were the three Rs of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery and Reform
List the 7 continents from largest to smallest by land area.
1. Asia, 2. Africa, 3. North America, 4. South America, 5. Antarctica, 6. Europe, 7. Australia
President Wilson subscribed to "Moral Diplomacy," which was essentially of version of the "White Man's Burden," suggesting that civilized western white people should do what?
Spread democracy, civilize other peoples, teach other people the "right" way to live, govern, etc.
The Progressive movement was reactionary. What major era were they "reacting" to?
The Industrial Revolution
This treaty officially ended World War I, but the terms outlined within it eventually contributed to the start of World War II.
Treaty of Versailles
This New Deal agency is responsible for developing hundreds of state parks, national parks and other recreation areas across America.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Which of the following events occurred most recently?
First documented circumnavigation of the globe, Ratification of the US Constitution, the last time Mt. Hood erupted, the discovery of Antarctica
Mt. Hood Eruption (1866)
Circumnavigation (1522), Constitution (1787), Antarctica (1820)