Acts and Amendments
Allowed white women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
Three parts of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal
conservation of natural resources, corporate law, and consumer protection
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Secret communication from Germany to Mexico promised to help Mexico regain lost territory if it joined the war against the U.S.
This battle in the Pacific, fought in June 1942, was a turning point that stopped Japanese expansion.
Battle of Midway
Nuclear Bombs dropped on these cities.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
U.S. policy gives all nations equal trading rights in China.
Open Door Policy
What is a muckraker?
Journalist who exposes corruption
What is isolationism?
This movement in the U.S. before 1917 aimed to keep America out of the war, despite growing tensions with Germany.
Over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to internment camps after this 1942 executive order.
Executive Order 9066
Benito Mussolini
This Italian dictator, known as "Il Duce," came to power in 1922 and led Italy into World War II.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s programs to combat the Great Depression.
New Deal
What is the Clayton Anti-trust act?
Despite Wilson’s efforts, the United States did not join the League of Nations because the Senate rejected the...
Treaty of Versailles
What is the Marshall plan?
Rebuild war-torn Europe and prevent the spread of communism.
Germany’s invasion of this country on September 1, 1939, led Britain and France to declare war, marking the start of World War II.
Poland
Allowed the U.S. to provide military aid to Allied nations before officially entering WWII.
Lend-lease Act
Tenements vs. Settlement Houses
tenements:overcrowded and unsanitary housing for the urban poor
settlement houses:offers educational, social, and healthcare services to immigrants
Wilson's points aimed to redraw borders in Europe based on this principle, allowing people to be governed by their own ethnic groups.
Self-determination
What is island hopping?
The U.S. strategy in the Pacific, which involved capturing key islands to get closer to Japan, was called this.
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on this U.S. naval base, bringing America into the war.
Pearl Harbour
This U.S. law, passed in 1917, required young men to register for military service.
Selective Service Act
What is Muller v Oregon?
Limited working hours for women
Wilson’s Fourteen Points were designed to... (list 3)
- prevent World war
- prevent international trade
- end secret agreements
- reducing weapons and military forces
- redraw European borders
- restoration of Belgium
Axis and Allies
Allies: U.S., Britain, Soviet Union, France
Axis: Italy, Germany, Japan
Yalta Conference
This 1945 conference between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union discussed postwar Europe and Germany's fate.