Two examples of social changes during the 1920s that became new Amendments to the Constitution.
What are the 18th and 19th Amendments?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand happened HERE, setting WWI in motion.
Sarajevo (Bosnia)
"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
The US encouraged and supported this Central American country‘s revolt against Colombia.
What is Panama?
This word describes the 1920s economy
What is a Consumer Economy?
These were the 4 long-term, underlying causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This president's foreign policy revolved around the focus on investing in other nations' economies rather than taking military or aggressive action.
Who is William Howard Taft? (Dollar Diplomacy)
Which trial of the 1920s revolved around the emerging debate between science and religion?
The Scopes Monkey Trial
What was the most detrimental impact of WWI on the U.S. prior to U.S. involvement?
U-boats sinking merchant ships
"The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve."
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The name for the official negotiation where US/Roosevelt agreed not to pass any formal limit on Japanese immigration and Japanese agreed to limit emigration of laborers to US
What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?
This movement refers to the rebirth of African American culture during the 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
The Sedition Act
"I feel Americans are gaining too much power in our nation. I need to scale back their influence, but will this upset them and lead to my demise???"
Who is Queen Lilioukalani?
Describe a major, unintended effect of Prohibition
What is the growth of organized crime?
Describe at least 3 terms of the Treaty Versailles
German military limitations, war-guilt clause, $33 bil in reparations, German loss of territory, self-determination, League of Nations
The Wagner Act, Social Security and Fair Labor Standards Act all address this goal of FDR's New Deal
What is Reform?
"The key to a dominating empire is a strong navy"