Imperialism & 1920s & War
This newspaper style used exaggerated stories to influence public opinion.
What is Yellow Journalism?
This group of WWI veterans marched on Washington seeking early bonus payments.
Who were the Bonus Army?
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This Supreme Court case challenged the idea of "separate but equal" schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This scandal caused many Americans to lose trust in government.
What is Watergate?
He led the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War.
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
These secret clubs illegally sold alcohol during Prohibition.
What are Speakeasies?
The Nazis practiced this deliberate destruction of a targeted group of people.
What is Genocide?
This term described the division between communist Eastern Europe and the democratic West.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This civil rights leader promoted a more militant approach than Dr. King.
Who is Malcolm X?
This president increased military spending dramatically during the 1980s.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This musician helped make jazz one of the most popular forms of music in the 1920s.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This cultural movement celebrated African American literature, music, and art during the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Britain and France followed this policy when they accepted Hitler's demands to avoid war.
What is Appeasement?
This congressional committee investigated suspected communists in Hollywood.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
The United States entered Vietnam primarily to stop the spread of this political system.
What is Communism?
This president became only the second in U.S. history to be impeached.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This Muslim boxer refused military service during Vietnam and was stripped of his title.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This trial centered on whether evolution could be taught in public schools.
What is the Scopes Trial?
Germany signed a nonaggression pact with this nation before invading Poland.
What is the Soviet Union?
In 1962, JFK confronted the Soviet Union during this nuclear crisis.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This event convinced many Americans that the Vietnam War might not be winnable.
What is the Tet Offensive?
These labor leaders organized migrant farm workers for better pay and working conditions.
Who are César Chávez and Dolores Huerta?
This senator from Massachusetts became the 35th President of the United States.
Who is John F. Kennedy (JFK)?
The Treaty of Paris (1898) officially ended this war.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Truman and Eisenhower believed using the atomic bomb would accomplish this goal.
What is ending the war and saving American lives?
Some U.S. officials believed using the atomic bomb would provide leverage over this nation after WWII.
What is the Soviet Union?
Emmett Till was murdered after being accused of doing this.
What is whistling at a white girl?
This terrorist leader planned the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
This organization was created to allow nations to resolve disputes peacefully after WWI.
What is the League of Nations?
The main reason for American imperialism was to gain access to these opportunities around the world.
What are new markets and natural resources?
A government program that provides assistance to people in need is known as this.
What is Direct Relief/Welfare?
Senator Borah opposed the League of Nations because he feared it would do this to the United States.
What is draw America into European affairs?
During the early Vietnam War years, many young men avoided the draft by doing this.
What is enrolling in college?
The Stonewall Riots helped launch this movement.
What is the Gay Liberation/LGBTQ+ Rights Movement?
This term describes a person who refuses military service because of moral or religious beliefs.
What is a Conscientious Objector?