Empire State of Mind
This was one major reason the U.S. pursued overseas expansion: gaining new markets and this type of military strength.
Strategic naval power
This was the main goal of the Progressive Era: using government action to address problems caused by industrialization and this major trend.
Urban growth
Early in WWI, strong U.S. ties to the Allies in this area made true neutrality difficult.
Trade and the economy
Americans elected Warren G. Harding to office after years of war, instability and reform looking to return to this
Normalcy
This describes making more goods than people can afford to buy/use, which helped weaken the economy before the Depression.
Overproduction
This war helped the U.S. gain overseas influence and territories, increasing its global power.
Spanish-American War
These journalists exposed corruption and social problems to build support for reform laws.
Muckrakers
This German policy threatened ships and civilians and pushed the U.S. closer to entering WWI.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
This postwar fear of radicals led to raids and crackdowns on suspected communists and labor activists.
The Red Scare
Buying stocks “on margin” was risky because investors were using this to purchase stocks.
Borrowed money
After defeating Spain the US acquired this territory and some began to question if the US was spreading democracy or building an empire
Philippines
These reforms made government more accountable to voters by giving citizens more direct power (direct democracy).
Initiative, referendum, and recall
This message raised fears of threats closer to home and helped build support for war.
The Zimmermann Telegram
This group formed to defend civil liberties after crackdowns on speech and dissent.
The ACLU
These events made the Depression worse by collapsing banks, wiping out savings, and cutting off loans.
Bank runs
These WWI laws limited civil liberties by punishing certain speech and opposition during wartime.
Espionage and Sedition Acts
This project strengthened U.S. trade and military power by allowing faster movement of ships between the Atlantic and Pacific.
The Panama Canal
DAILY DOUBLE
This Progressive program supported trust-busting, consumer protection, and conservation as part of a stronger federal role.
Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal
This Supreme Court case showed that speech could be limited during wartime if the government argued there was a serious public danger.
Schenck v. United States
This national ban was hard to enforce and helped speakeasies and organized crime grow.
Prohibition
This environmental disaster was caused by drought and harmful farming practices, leading to crop failure and mass migration.
The Dust Bowl
This policy justified U.S. intervention in Latin America to protect U.S. interests and keep European powers out.
The Roosevelt Corollary
This Progressive-era debate compared protecting wilderness from development versus “wise use” of resources.
John Muir vs Gifford Pinchot
DAILY DOUBLE
Many Americans opposed joining this postwar organization because they feared being pulled into future wars.
The League of Nations
This 1920s trend helped set the stage for the Great Depression by encouraging risky investing, often with borrowed money.
Stock market speculation
This tariff is often viewed as worsening the Great Depression because other countries retaliated and global trade fell.
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff