Related US History
US economy in the late 19th century, where regulation is minimal or non-existent.
Capitalism aka Laissez Faire
We are all familiar with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, focused on nonviolent protests. Who, from the era we are studying, likely inspired King?
W.E.B. DuBois
What is the model for international law?
Criminal Law
Loving your own country; hating other countries.
Nationalism
Because they were an authoritarian regime, the US did not want to join the Allied Powers due to this nation.
Russia
The movement in the late 19th century where cities grew in power and population due to the mass production of goods in factories.
Industrial Revolution
Who became critical in the fight for temperance and banning child labor?
Women
War is almost always OK if it is in
Self-Defense
Building a powerful military and it becomes a centerpiece of a citizen's identity.
Militarism
The horrible photos, songs and poems about WWI were one of the reasons why the US chose to remain _____ from 1914-1917. (Don't forget also the war of attrition and a tradition of noninvolvement in European affairs.)
Neutral
What game did we play that demonstrated that Americans were relatively safe and living in prosperous communities at the turn of the 20th century.
Checkered Game of Life
Where did most of US imperialism take place between 1890 and 1915?
Latin America (aka Central and South America) and Asia or the Pacific (ie Hawaii, the Phil, Guam, etc.)
Since it is OK to defend yourself, it is also OK to defend your friends. This leads to the _____ System in the 19th century.
Alliance
The cause that caused WWI to get so out of control so fast.
Alliance System
Despite claims of neutrality, the US did trade with England more and ______ signficantly less.
Germany
During the Progressive Era (1900-1920), the US came to believe that some regulation of the economy was preferable in order to protect the _____.
Consumer
In the late 19th century the US began to modernize this due to its imperialist desires.
Military (Navy) or Armed Forces
International law is difficult to understand and arguably harder to follow when it comes to war. At essence why? What does the international community lack?
Police or Enforcement Agency
Taking over or exerting influence on another country.
Imperialism
What drove the US from neutrality to war?
Zimmerman Telegram
African Americans, in the late 19th century, faced segregation, race-based discrimination and voting
In 1915, after years of a rocky relationship, the US almost went to war with
When are people authorized to use force to defend themselves or their nation? When they reasonably believe that they are under imminent threat. Imminent implies
Soon or Now
At essence, which of the Four Causes of WWI, would the future League of Nations fall under?
Alliance System
Another reason the US did not want to enter the war was because of its diverse population. For the average American it was unclear if we should support the British, the Germans, the Russians, etc. Why? In a word, what caused this?
Immigration. (Vast populations of different people loyal to their home countries.)