Imperialism
What were three countries that came under some form of US control as a result of the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, & Philippines
What was the short term cause of WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
This act limited immigration from specific regions
emergency quota act
Created the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
This term refers to newspapers that emphasized lurid and sensational news
yellow journalism
These acts allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its decisions
espionage & sedition acts
This was a time period of increased recognition of African American writers and musicians
Harlem Renaissance
Created the type writer
Charles Sholes
This president's foreign policy centered on giving a moral tone to the Monroe Doctrine
Wilson
What occurred at 11a.m. on November 11, 1918
armistice
People that illegally brought alcohol into the country were known as
bootleggers
He became popular with his political cartoons of Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast
This presidents foreign policy wanted to "substitute dollars for bullets"
Taft
This British passenger ship was sunk and was one of the reasons American entered WWI
Lusitania
The name of the act the enforced prohibition
Volstead Act
She wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neal Hurston
This presidents foreign policy wanted to solve problems through diplomacy but was not afraid to use force is necessary
Roosevelt
This was a proposed alliance between Mexico and Germany that was intercepted and caused the United States to enter WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
The idea of paying for items over an extended period of time
Installment buying
She wrote about the corruption of the standard oil company
Ida Tarbell