Period 7 (1890–1945)
Imperialism
Imperialism
What was the Turner Thesis?
Frontier shaped democracy
Who were muckrakers?
Investigative journalists
What was the Lusitania?
Ship sunk by Germany
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Black cultural boom
What was Lend-Lease?
Aid to Allies
What was the Spanish-American War?
War over Cuba, Philippines
What was the 17th Amendment?
Direct election of senators
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
German-Mexican alliance
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of communism
What was Pearl Harbor?
Japan attacked U.S.
What were causes of U.S. imperialism?
Markets, power
What did the FDA regulate?
Food and drugs
What act began the draft?
Selective Service Act
What was Prohibition?
Alcohol ban
What was D-Day?
Allied invasion of Normandy
What was the Platt Amendment?
Limited Cuban sovereignty
Who was Jane Addams?
Hull House, social work
What were Wilson’s 14 Points?
Peace plan
What caused the Great Depression?
Stock crash, inequality
What ended WWII in Pacific?
Atomic bombs
What territories did U.S. gain?
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
What was the goal of Progressives?
Reform problems of Gilded Age
Why didn’t U.S. join League of Nations?
Senate rejection
How did New Deal help?
Relief, recovery, reform
How did war affect women/minorities?
Jobs, military service