U.S.A. & The World
Social & Cultural Changes
Social & Cultural Changes II
Economics
Economics II
Global Conflict
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100
An expansionist governmental approach that among other things was driven by a desire to open new markets and access new resources.
What is imperialism?
100
The areas to which most Americans moved all across the country in the 1920s.
What are cities?
100
Groups of people who moved to cities looking for better economic opportunities and to escape discrimination.
Who are African Americans/ Minorities
100
A city whose rapid growth can be largely attributed to the growth of the meatpacking industry.
What is Chicago?
100
A city whose rapid growth can be largely attributed to developments in the steel industry.
What is Pittsburgh?
100
This international conflict had many consequences, one of which was spurring the migration of rural Americans to urban centers due to increased demand for industrial labor.
What is World War II?
100
The commonly used title for this image.
What is the The Vitruvian Man?
200
A phrase used by imperialists used to justify spreading American culture and values to "less civilized" peoples
What is "The White Man's Burden"?
200
A time period in U.S. history characterized by reform movements targeting political corruption and social injustice.
What is the Progressive Era?
200
Ratified in 1920, this amendment to the constitution provided enfranchisement to women.
What is the 19th Amendment?
200
A long-lasting economic event that was largely caused by risky investment and financial bubbles.
What is the Great Depression?
200
During the early 20th century, the U.S. economy largely shifted from rural agriculture to this mode of production.
What is industrialization?
200
A proposed international body aimed to prevent armed conflict, to which the U.S. did not become a member namely due to a commitment to isolationism and avoiding foreign entanglements.
What is the League of Nations?
200
The name used to describe the molecule with a makeup of C6h1206
What is glucose?
300
Alongside the Monroe Doctrine, established in 1904, this addition to the U.S.'s foreign policy approach was used to justify American intervention in Latin America
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
300
A term used to describe journalists who sought to expose social injustice and corruption
What is a muckraker?
300
Groups of people who advocated for significant changes in immigration policy with the aim of excluding certain foreign groups.
What are nativists?
300
An economic event that is considered to have started on a Tuesday which led to a cascade of bank failures and mass unemployment
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
300
A long-term reform, establishing a limited-welfare state to provide retirement benefits and unemployment insurance.
What is the Social Security act?
300
The location of a U.S. military that was unexpectedly attacked in 1941, consequently forcing the U.S. into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
300
The composer of Scheherazade, a famous symphonic suite, first performed in 1888
Who is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?
400
A governing philosophy that opposed American expansionism on the grounds that such action violated the principles of self-determination and freedom.
What is anti-imperialism?
400
A social, political, and cultural movement that celebrated Black heritage and genius.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
400
A social phenomenon that targeted campaigns against immigrants who were associated with radical/socialist political ideas.
What is the Red Scare?
400
A specific organization that was created in response to the Great Depression that sought to prevent bank failures through federal guarantees of funds.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
400
A system of policies and organizations that were established to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
400
A phenomenon that can occur within internal combustion engines when the fuel prematurely ignites during the compression stage - a higher octane rating makes this less likely to occur.
What is engine knock?
500
In the wake of the Spanish-American war, an 1898 agreement that outlined the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines by the U.S.
What is the (1898) Treaty of Paris?
500
This political measure of the 1920s was designed primarily to impose strict immigration quotas and barred Asian immigrants.
What is the Immigration Act of 1924
600
The title of a conflict that started in the wake of Spain surrendering control of the Philippines and is often cited to expose the contradictions present in U.S. imperialism.
What is the Philippine-American War?