1920's
This group of people believed that Americans should be white, Protestant and native born
Who were the Klu Klux Klan?
Manifest Destiny
What is the idea that Americans had the right to expand from the Atlantic coast (east coast) to the Pacific coast (west coast)?
True or False
Many Americans were living in Cuba at the time of the war
What is True?
The major event that led to the first declaration of war during World War I
What is the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife from Austria-Hungary
The Prime Minister of Great Britain who tried to avoid war with Germany
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
A time when writers, musicians and artists exhibited their pride in their African-American culture
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Rough Riders
What is a group of soldiers organized by Theodore Roosevelt?
The Spanish-American War involved...
What are Spain, Cuba and the United States?
2 reasons contributing to the United States decision to declare war on Germany
What were
Germany's use of submarine warfare
the sinking of the passenger ship the Lusitania
the interception of the Zimmerman note
Led a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Who was Japan?
The relocation of more than 6 million African-Americans from the south to northern cities
What is the Great Migration?
Appeasement
What is the act of doing something to keep peace?
To protect American lives and property in Cuba, President McKinley...
What is sent the battleship Maine to Cuba?
The end of World War I brought about the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Name 2 conditions of the treaty
What was:
-Germany was blamed for starting the war -Germany was forced to pay for war damages -Land that they acquired was taken away -Germany was NOT to build a new army
3 ways American civilians helped the war effort during World War II
What are:
-Women joined the workforce -victory gardens were planted -materials and goods were rationed -raw materials were collected -war bonds were purchased
The 19th Amendment
What is gave the women the right to vote?
Isolationism
What is remaining apart from others, especially the political affairs of other countries?
Newspapers blamed Spain for this
What is the sinking of the USS Maine in the harbor of Havana, Cuba?
How American soldiers fought and protected themselves during the war
What was digging hundreds of miles of trenches?
U.S. strategy for fighting Japan in the Pacific
What is island hopping?
Was used to produce large quantities of goods
What is an assembly line?
Zimmerman Note
What is a secret letter from Germany to Mexico asking for help to defeat the United States if they went to war?
The 3 territories given to the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War
What are Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines?
President Wilson's plan to establish peace after World War I and the formation of this organization
What is the 14 Point Plan and the League of Nations?
The United States was afraid that Japan would invade the west coast. Due to fear, prejudice and the war itself thousands of Japanese Americans were relocated to
What are detention camps?