Vocabulary I
An American military base that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th 1941
Pearl Harbor
The 18th Amendment
Prohibition
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Muckraker who wrote The Jungle
Name of the U.S. Ship that was sunk off the coast of Cuba
USS Maine
Who was assassinated to begin WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Policy of avoiding war with Germany
Appeasement
Inclination to favor native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.
Nativism
an American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there.
Open Door Policy
what was the 19th amendment?
Women's Suffrage
What country did the U.S. take over at the beginning of the Spanish American War
Philippines
What were the three main idea behind the cause of the war?
Nationalism, Militarism, Imperialism
Who are the two fascist leaders of WWII
This American ship was sank by German U-Boats, prompting the U.S. to consider getting into WWI
Lusitania
Treaty that ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Community center organized at the turn of the 20th century to provide social services to the urban poor.
Settlement Houses
Which future President was a member of the Rough Riders?
Teddy Roosevelt
Who are the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
During WWII, the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions led by Japanese military
Bataan Death March
Letter written by German secretary of War to Mexico, asking for Mexico to get into war with U.S.
Zimmermann Note/Letter
This act passed by Congress, enabled the Draft for WWII
Selective Service Act
A type of writer who exposed injustices or discrepancies in society.
Name of the organization created by Woodrow Wilson that would be the policeforce of the world.
League of Nations
Name two new war technologies introduced in WWI
Airplanes, U-Boats, Tanks, Mustard Gas, Howitzers
What led to Japanese Internment?
Distrust of Japanese after Pearl Harbor and the Bataan Death March
Social Darwinism
The idea of keeping America out of foreign affairs and wars.
Isolationism
Exaggerated form of Journalism, to gain views. true or not.
Yellow Journalism
What amendment said that the U.S. would help Cuba gain freedom and leave once that was achieved?
Teller Amendment
The name of the disputed region between Germany and France.
Alsace Lorraine
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII?
Germany was devastated economically, politically and with their military.
led to a need for stronger leadership