Causes of WWI & Imperialism
This acronym summarizes the main causes of World War I.
What is MAIN (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism)?
The United States entered World War I in this year.
What is 1917?
This movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This economic problem was a major cause of the Great Depression.
What is overproduction?
This event began World War II in Europe.
What is the invasion of Poland?
This event sparked the outbreak of World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This message asked Mexico to ally with Germany against the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This law banned the production and sale of alcohol.
What is Prohibition?
This environmental disaster affected farmers in the Great Plains.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This policy involves expanding a nation’s influence through force or diplomacy.
What is imperialism?
These were President Wilson’s goals for peace after WWI.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This belief favored native-born Americans and limited immigration.
What is nativism?
These programs were created by FDR to fight the Depression.
What is the New Deal?
This attack brought the United States into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This explosion helped push the U.S. toward the Spanish-American War.
What is the USS Maine?
This international peace organization was created after WWI.
What is the League of Nations?
This trial debated whether evolution should be taught in schools.
What is the Scopes Trial?
This New Deal program provided electricity and jobs in the South.
What is the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)?
This order led to the internment of Japanese Americans.
What is Executive Order 9066?
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine justified U.S. intervention in Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This event involved the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and U.S. control of the islands.
What is the annexation of Hawaii?
This approach relied on charity and local governments instead of federal aid.
What is Hoover’s Volunteerism?
This global conflict helped end the Great Depression.
What is World War II mobilization?
This secret program developed the atomic bomb.
What is the Manhattan Project?