Imperialism
the mysterious explosion of a ship that caused the Spanish-American
What is the USS Maine
ratified in 1920 amendment stated that the right to vote shall not be denied due to gender.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This 1915 German submarine attack killed 128 Americans and increased support for U.S. entry into World War I
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
This 1929 financial collapse triggered the worst economic downturn in American history
What is the Stock Market Crash?
This 1941 surprise attack by the Japanese on a U.S. Naval base led to the expansion of the Japanese Empire and forced the United States to take part in the war
What is Pearl Harbor?
The voluntary cavalry unit with Roosevelt that became famous for its for fighting in Cuba
Who are the Rough Riders?
This group of investigative journalists who sought to expose social, economic, and political injustices.
Who are the Muckrakers?
This government agency was created during World War I to promote propaganda and build public support for the war effort
What is the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
This widespread environmental disaster in the Great Plains forced thousands of farmers, known as “Okies,” to migrate west during the 1930s
What is the Dust Bowl?
This secret American research program, was responsible for developing the atomic weapons used in the Japan.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Hawaiian Monarch that was Overthrown by American Planters
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
This "mother" of the Settlement House movement helped immigrants learn English and customs, a movement that eventually created the "Social Work" career path.
Who is Jane Addams?
This 1924 law severely restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe and reflected nativist attitudes of the 1920s
What is the National Origins Act of 1924?
This New Deal program insured bank deposits to restore public confidence in the banking system
What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?
During the war, this group of Native Americans provided a vital service to the military by using their indigenous language to transmit secret messages.
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers?
This Policy, argued for equal trading rights
What is the Open Door Policy?
This investigative journalist and author of The History of Standard Oil was a prominent "Muckraker" who directed public attention toward economic injustices.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
This concern about U.S. sovereignty led the Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles and refuse to join the League of Nations
What is the fear that the United States would get pulled into future wars?
This 1930 tariff raised taxes on imported goods, triggered retaliatory tariffs from other nations, and worsened the global economic collapse
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
In this landmark Supreme Court case, the court ruled on the constitutionality of sending Japanese Americans to "Relocation Centers" during the war.
What is Korematsu v. US?
This naval captain's influential book argued that national greatness was based on sea power and a strong merchant marine.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
sought to grade ethnic groups according to genetic qualities and advocated for the forced sterilization of certain individuals.
What is Eugenics?
This economic system of post–World War I “circular loans” helped stabilize Europe temporarily but later contributed to the global spread of the Great Depression
What is the Dawes Plan system?
This 1935 law created old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid for the disabled, forming the foundation of the modern American safety net
What is the Social Security Act
This 1941 policy allowed the U.S. to provide military aid to nations like Great Britain and the Soviet Union by "lending" or "leasing" arms, effectively ending strict American isolationism.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?