Imperialism
The war that resulted in American colonies gaining control over Caribbean islands
War of 1898 - Spanish American War
The term for journalists exposing problems in American society.
The death of this person triggered WWI.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A reason for the Great Depression
Agricultural overproduction and deflation, the stock market crash, buying on the margins and speculative investing
The name given to the project that produced the atomic bombs that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Manhattan Project
Print media that sensationalized news in order to drive up sales
Yellow Journalism
This is the law that called for the direct election of senators by the public.
17th Amendment
The two main reasons the US entered World War I.
The Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
The Great Migration
"A Day which will live in infamy" refers to...
December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor
The event that is credited with drawing America into the War of 1898 (Spanish American War)
Sinking of the USS Maine
Muckraker who wrote The Jungle which exposed the meatpacking industry and the troubles associated with it.
Upton Sinclair
Name of two criminals who didn't get a fair trial after WWI due to the Red Scare.
Sacco and Vanzetti
One New Deal agency that provided relief for the unemployed
The WPA (Works Project Administration), OR The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority), OR the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) OR Social Security
Document that proclaimed the US would serve as a "police force" of the Western Hampshire to collect debts, promote democracy, and eliminate European aggression.
Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Court Case that limited free speech during WWI
Schenck v US
Roosevelt's New Deal plan can be divided into these three categories.
The 3Rs - Relief for unemployed, Recovery for business, & Reform of economic institutions
Policy introduced by FDR that renounced the US' right to unilaterally intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations
Good Neighbor Policy
Law that prohibited Cuba from transferring land to any power other than the United States, limited Cuba’s right to negotiate treaties, and gave the US control over Guantánamo Bay
The Platt Amendment
Name of Wilson's proposal to get rid of big business and big government.
New Freedom
Led by George Creel, this became the first large-scale propaganda agency of the U.S. government
Committee of Public Information
After WWI this was the name of the payment plan to help Europe pay off war debt during the 1920s.
Dawes Plan
Offer two results of the Yalta Conference.
Germany would be divided into four post-war occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviet military forces.
Plan for the UN created.
Russia would gained land and would enter war against Japan
Elections would occur in Eastern Europe