Progressive Era
What president is most associated with the Square Deal and trust-busting?
Theodore Roosevelt
What war marked the beginning of U.S. overseas empire building in 1898?
Spanish-American War
What event sparked the start of World War I in Europe?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What illegal bars operated during Prohibition?
Speakeasies
What was the name of FDR’s domestic program to combat the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What book exposed the meatpacking industry and led to food safety laws?
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
What territory did the U.S. annex in 1898 that led to Queen Liliuokalani’s removal?
Hawaii
What 1917 note proposed a German-Mexican alliance and angered Americans?
Zimmerman Telegram
What amendment established Prohibition?
18th Amendment
What New Deal agency built dams to provide electricity to the South?
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
What constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What was the name of Roosevelt’s policy that emphasized using the military to protect U.S. interests?
Big Stick Diplomacy
What act required men to register for military service in WWI?
Selective Service Act
What trial symbolized the clash between science and religion in the 1920s?
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
What was the court-packing plan?
FDR’s attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court
What reform allowed citizens to vote directly on proposed laws?
Referendum
What was the main purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
Promote equal trade access in China
What were Wilson’s postwar peace goals called?
Fourteen Points
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Cultural movement celebrating African American art, music, and literature
What event led to U.S. entry into WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Who founded Hull House and was a leader in the settlement house movement?
Jane Addams
What event led to the building of the Panama Canal?
U.S. support of Panamanian independence from Colombia
Why did the U.S. Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
Fear of losing sovereignty through the League of Nations
What government scandal involved oil reserves and Harding’s cabinet?
Teapot Dome Scandal
What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?
Authorized internment of Japanese Americans
What 1911 tragedy led to improved workplace safety standards in New York?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
What was Wilson’s foreign policy ideal called, aimed at spreading democracy?
Moral Diplomacy
What group of laws restricted free speech during WWI?
Espionage and Sedition Acts
What immigration law severely restricted immigration from southern and eastern Europe?
National Origins Act (Immigration Act of 1924)
What U.S. strategy focused on seizing key islands in the Pacific during WWII?
Island Hopping