Imperialism
Define imperialism
policy of extending a country's economic or political power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Name three goals of the Progressives
1. Limit the power of big business (limiting monopolies, requiring banking reform, etc.)
2. Improve democracy (direct election of senators, initiative, etc)
3. Social Justice (labor laws, women's rights)
The _____________ proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico, and shifted the debate in the U.S. about entering World War I
Zimmerman Tekegram
The Great Depression followed a decade of apparent prosperity in the 1920s. Name two economic conditions of the 1920s actually made the depression more likely?
Unregulated banks, unregulated stock market, buying on credit, laissez-faire Republican economic policies
isolationism
Name two causes of the Spanish-American War
Sinking of the USS Maine, Yellow Journalism, Economic interests (sugar exports)
The initiative, referendum, and recall were all adopted during the Progressive Era.
1. What problem were these tools designed to solve?
2. How did they change the relationship between the citizens and the government?
1. Lack of public influence in democratic process - allowed citizens more of a say in who/what was on their ballot
2. Allowed average citizens to be more involved in their government
How did World War I and the War of 1812 have similar causes? What issue led America to respond to both crises?
Compare President Hoover's response to the Great Depression with President Roosevelt's New Deal approach.
Hoover didn't believe in government intervention in the economy - tried tariffs but didn't work. FDR believed government should play an active role in regulating the economy and providing for the people, even if the government had to go into debt
The attack on ____________ in December 1941 caused a dramatic shift in American public opinion about entering the war.
Pearl Harbor
Name three of the territories acquired/annexed by the US after the Spanish-American War
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Cuba (only 2 years)
How did the 19th Amendment (1920) represent both a victory and a limitation for women's rights? Compare the experiences of white women and women of color following the passage of this amendment.
White women: benefitted from ability to access the ballot in every state
Women of color: still often barred from voting in segregated states
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Name and describe three policies of the New Deal and what each of them accomplished
Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Social Security Act, Bank Holiday, FDIC
Name and describe two policies passed under the Roosevelt administration that pushed the US away from neutrality.
cash and carry, lend-lease, shoot on sight, destroyers-for-bases
Describe one argument made by advocates of imperialism, and one argument made by anti-imperialists
Anti: violated democracy, went against George Washington's farewell address, expensive, racist beliefs in keeping all America's colonies White
Name the three Progressive Presidents and describe one thing they did that was considered Progressive.
1. Teddy Roosevelt: Square Deal, Sherman AntiTrust Act, Meat Inspection Act
2. William H. Taft: Trust-busting, expanded power of government through the Interstate Commerce Commission
3. Woodrow Wilson: Federal Reserve Act, Clayton Antitrust Act, Federal Trade Commission, 16th and 17th Amendments
After WWI ended, Congressional Republicans failed to take two actions as requested by President Wilson
Join the League of Nations and sign the Treaty of Versailles
Critics of the New Deal came from both the left and the right. Describe the objections of 1. free-market conservatives and 2. critics who believed the New Deal didn't go far enough.
Conservative critics: government overreach, federal debt
Liberal critics: didn't do enough to help people of color (many programs still segregated), unemployment was still a problem
Describe one marginalized group and explain the effect the war had on them on the homefront.
Women: could join military but no combat, took factory jobs
African Americans: fighting two wars (Double V Campaign), migration to war production towns
Japanese Americans: Executive Order placed them in internment camps
Mexican Americans: targeted during Zoot Suit riots