US Imperialism
The _________________ Policy was intended to open China for trade.
Open Door
Identify the MAIN causes of WWI. (Points for each)
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
The `18th amendment outlawed the sale of _______________ in the US. (AKA Prohibition).
Alcohol
Over-speculation occurs when people think that their ___________ in a company will be worth more than it actually is.
Stock
Which president issued the New Deal?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
In Latin American Countries the US used __________________ Diplomacy; money was use to spread American Influence
Dollar
Why did the US enter WWI? (3 possible answers)
An alliance with Britain, US ships were being sunk by Germans (Lusitania), the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico
The flapper was title given to a _______________ who was emboldened by the 19th amendment. They wore more revealing clothing and drank, smoked, and had more fun than those before them.
Flapper
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff placed a _______________ on imported goods in an effort to get people to buy American goods. Other countries retaliated and made the Depression go global.
Tax
Which New Deal program helped to address unemployment?
Works Progress Administration
The _________________ Canal allowed for quicker travel to Asia, especially for the US
Panama
Seas
Evolution
What were some effects of the Great Depression? (Points for each correct answer)
Unemployment, financial system collapsed, banks closed, militant labor unions.
Which New Deal Program Supported Farmers?
The AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration).
Which territories did the US annex as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines
Cuba is accepted but wasn't technically annexed.
When a country is allowed to make decisions for themselves, that country has self-___________________
determination
The _______________ was racist organization that was reacting to an increase in immigration in the 1920s.
KKK
Why couldn't farmers pay pay their mortgages during the Great Depression (BE SPECIFIC TO FARMERS).
The Dust Bowl
What program gave monetary assistance to those who were unable to work due to age, illness or disability?
Social Security Act
American businesses interacted with overseas territories in an effort to increase ___________________.
Trade
Which organization was designed to prevent future global wars? The US didn't join because it sounded like another alliance.
The League of Nations
People use borrowed money (AKA _______________ ) to buy things they couldn't otherwise afford.
Credit
Which New Deal program was created to protect Americans from the instability of banks by providing insurance for their bank deposits?
The FDIC