American Imperialism
List three countries that fell under American control after the Spanish American War.
- The Philippines
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Puerto Rico
Mr. Newman believes this group to be the greatest rap crew of all time.
Wu-Tang Clan
Mr. Newman lived in this city for roughly 10 years while he was going to grad school.
Boston
Describe a flapper.
-short, bobbed hair
-galoshes
-short dress
-makeup
- loves dancing
Describe two New Deal programs.
CCC, AAA, TVA, WPA, PWA, FDIC, etc.
Describe the Bataan Death March.
Thousands of American soldiers marched to death by the Japanese on the Bataan peninsula.
Describe factors that precipitated American entry into the Spanish-American War.
USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
"Jingoism"
If the Gilded Age's main idea was that the gov't should not be involved in solving social problems, what was the main idea of the Progressive Era?
That the gov't SHOULD get involved to solve social problems./Gov't was the answer.
Successfully outline the causes of World War I.
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How many children does Mr. Newman have, and what are their names?
TWO
Uly
Marshall
- "Oakies" (farmers from the Midwest) left their farms to move to the West.
- Soil Conservation Service created to keep this from happening again.
The Office of War Information created propaganda in order to convince Americans of these three things...
- to ration food, gasoline, rubber, nylon, etc.
- to maintain secrecy
- to buy war bonds
Explain both the Imperialist and Anti-Imperialist view points during the late 1800s in America.
Imperialist - Empire will give US resources, prestige, control, power
Anti-Imperialist - US founded on Anti-Imperial ideas; the Constitution should apply wherever America rules
Describe the conditions and occupants of tenements, and the Progressive Era response to them.
- Poor immigrants living several families to a single room; no light or ventilation
- Settlement Houses, legislation against windowless tenements
Explain two reasons why the United States refused to join the League of Nations after World War I.
- Dislike of Wilson/Wilson's political mishandling of the topic
- Refusal to let foreign powers limit US power
- Fear of entanglement in another World War
The Immigration Quota Act of 1924 was primarily a response to...
Which was caused by....?
The Red Scare, when Americans were terrified of anarchist/communist immigrants pouring into America and ruining everything.
...caused by the Communist takeover of Russia and the political chaos of post-WWI Europe.
Explain two criticisms of the New Deal legislation.
- Conservative: Gov't is gaining too much power
- Liberal: Gov't isn't doing enough (Huey Long)
Describe the war aims for two of the following countries:
United States
Germany
USSR
Britain
US - stop Japanese aggression, rid Europe of fascism
Germany - take over the whole world
USSR - push Germany out of territory, take over as much of Europe as possible
Britain - survive, then push fascism out of Europe; resote balance of power