WW1
What ship carrying American tourists was sunk by a German U-Boat?
The Lusitania
What group was known for a disillusioned perspective of American society and for their expression of that perspective through art and literature?
The "Lost Generation"
What government program created by the Roosevelt administration guarantees federal retirement pay, among other benefits?
Social Security
What event caused the US to enter WW2 on the side of the Allies?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
What military coalition was formed between the former Allied powers to respond to Russian hostility?
What year did the U.S. get involved in WW1?
1917
What location became the center of American filmmaking during the 1920s?
Hollywood
How did many people end up losing their savings (not investments) during the buildup to the Great Depression?
Bank failures
What ended the war in the Pacific Theater?
The dropping of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the US approach toward the spread of communism?
Containment Doctrine
What was the primary cause of WW1 in Europe?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What movement most strongly impacted African-American culture during the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
What policy did the Roosevelt administration push that was intended to relieve America from the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What diplomatic meeting between the larger Allied powers set up how postwar Germany was handled?
The Potsdam Conference
How did the US fight against the USSR without ever directly invading the USSR?
Through proxy wars
Who was the President when the US entered WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
What amendment was passed that restricted the purchase of alcohol?
What problem was occurring in the Great Plains during the Great Depression that crippled the American agricultural system?
The Dust Bowl
What major battle served as a major turning point on the Western Front?
Operation Overlord/Battle of Normandy
What military alliance did Russia found as a response to the creation of NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
What countries were in the Axis powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
To what ideal did US foreign policy during the 20s generally align with?
Isolationism
What government agency used tax revenue to fund projects like infrastructure, art, and government jobs?
What initiative did the US develop the atomic bomb under?
The Manhattan Project
How did the US attempt to prevent the spread of communism into Latin America?
By creating the Alliance for Progress