Early U.S. Foreign Policy
This 1803 purchase from France doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This 1898 war between Spain and the United States resulted in the U.S. gaining territories like Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
What is the Spanish-American War?
The assassination of this Austrian archduke triggered the chain reaction that started WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Women in the 1920s who challenged traditional gender roles with new fashion and independence were called this.
What are Flappers?
This tariff law raised import taxes and hurt global trade during the Great Depression.
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
This 1823 policy warned European powers not to colonize or interfere in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This last queen of Hawaii was overthrown before the U.S. annexed the islands.
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
This passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915 increased American support for entering the war.
What is the Lusitania?
This amendment banned the production and sale of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
These WWI veterans marched on Washington demanding early payment of bonuses.
Who were the Bonus Army?
This 1807 law attempted to pressure Britain and France by banning U.S. trade with foreign nations.
What is the Embargo Act?
This amendment promised that the U.S. would not annex Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
What is the Teller Amendment?
This law allowed the U.S. government to draft soldiers into the military during WWI.
What is the Selective Service Act?
This corruption scandal involved secret leasing of federal oil reserves for bribes.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
These laws attempted to keep the U.S. out of foreign wars in the 1930s.
What are the Neutrality Acts?
These early 1800s conflicts occurred when the U.S. fought North African states attacking American ships.
What are the Barbary Wars?
These Supreme Court rulings said constitutional rights did not fully apply in U.S. territories.
What are the Insular Cases?
This secret German message encouraged Mexico to ally with Germany against the U.S.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This 1921 event involved white mobs destroying a wealthy Black district in Oklahoma.
What is the Tulsa Massacre?
This policy allowed the U.S. to send weapons and supplies to Allied nations without immediate payment.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
This Shoshone woman helped guide Lewis and Clark and assisted communication with Native tribes.
Who is Sacagawea?
This policy stated that all nations should have equal trading rights in China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
This government propaganda agency encouraged Americans to support WWI.
What is the Committee on Public Information?
This leader promoted Black pride, economic independence, and a “Back to Africa” movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This policy allowed countries to buy U.S. goods if they paid cash and transported them themselves.
What is Cash and Carry?