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What was the purpose of the United Nations?
To promote peace and prevent future conflicts
What was the significance of the John Scopes Trial?
It highlighted the conflict between science (evolution) and religion
What event led to the U.S. entering WWII?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?
A law requiring men to register for military service
What is socialism?
An economic system where the government owns key industries
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
A U.S. general in the Pacific theater during WWII
What was the Bonus Army?
WWI veterans demanding early payment of their bonuses during the Great Depression
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A secret communication from Germany proposing a military alliance with Mexico against the U.S.
What was the League of Nations?
An international organization aimed at maintaining peace, proposed by President Wilson
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of communism spreading in the U.S. after WWI
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of communism spreading in the U.S. after WWI
What was appeasement?
A policy of giving in to aggressive demands to avoid war
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
His assassination sparked World War I
What are reparations?
Payments Germany had to make to the Allies after WWI
What were alliances in WWI?
Agreements between nations for mutual benefit
What was the 18th Amendment?
Prohibited alcohol (Prohibition era)
Who was Neville Chamberlain?
The British Prime Minister who said "Peace in our time," referring to appeasement with Hitler
What events sparked WWI?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What happened to Germany’s colonies after WWI?
They were divided among the Allies as mandates
What was the Dust Bowl?
A severe drought in the Great Plains, worsened by poor farming practices
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural movement celebrating African American art, music, and literature
What was fascism?
An authoritarian, nationalist political ideology
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
The treaty that ended WWI, placing blame on Germany and imposing harsh reparations
What is nationalism?
Pride in one’s country, often leading to tension and conflict
What was the Manhattan Project?
A secret U.S. program to develop the atomic bomb