Immigration
What was the name of the processing center used by Europeans to enter the U.S.?
Ellis Island
What valuable resource was important to the U.S. that Hawaii had in abundance?
Sugar Cane
Which country did America help to gain their independence in the Spanish American War?
Cuba
Term used to describe PTSD in World War 1
Shell Shock
The name given to a 20s woman who displayed behaviors and fashions that went against mainstream society
Flapper
What was the name of the processing station for Asians when they entered the United States?
Angel Island
The Naval Base built in Hawaii which was later attacked by the Japanese
Pearl Harbor
Term used to describe exaggerated stories used to enrage the reader
Yellow Journalism
strategy of fighting most commonly used in World War 1
Trench Warfare
Artistic resurgence of African American artists, writers, and musicians
Harlem Renaissance
The name of the apartments where immigrants lived together in cramped quarters
Tenements
America bought Alaska for which valuable resource?
Gold, oil, or timber
What ship was sunk in the Havana Harbor igniting war with America and Spain?
U.S.S Maine
The name of the movie watched in class about World War 1
1917
Famous gangster that who made his fortune bootlegging alcohol
Al Capone
Why were the cities filthy and smelly at the turn of the century?
Horse manure
Term used to America's desire to take control of a country for political, economic, or military gains
Imperialism
What famous president fought in the Spanish American War?
Teddy Roosevelt
What does it mean when you are told not to fraternize with the enemy?
No speaking or contact
The government takes a " hands off approach" in business and the economy
Laissez Faire Government
What continues to be the top reason that immigrants want to come to America?
Job opportunities
The name of the 9 steel hulled ships built to modernize our navy?
Great White Fleet
What naval base in the Caribbean did the U.S acquire in the Spanish American War?
Guantanamo Bay
What is often used by the government to raise patriotism for the war through posters and war bonds?
Propaganda
Secret bars where you could party and drink liquor
Speakeasies