People
This group of people wrote in order to expose the corruption and social ills of modern times, much like investigative journalists nowadays
Who are muckrakers
Shantytowns of homeless and unemployed peoples
What are Hoovervilles
Name TWO causes of the First World War
What are MAIN
This was a reaction to the forces of diversity and modernity that was transforming American culture in the 1920's
What is the KKK
This is the flood of legislation passed by Congress in the first months of the FDR presidency
What is the hundred days
His progressive domestic proposals were referred to as the Square Deal
Who is TR
This New Deal program employed out of work artists, actors, and writers
What is the Works Progress Administration
The US broke off diplomatic relations with Germany after this
What is Germany announced that it would wage unrestricted submarine warfare
This organization helped Vermont by building state parks and ski trails
What is the CCC
This progressive amendment made Senators directly elected in order to end the Senate millionaire’s club
What is the 17th Amendment
He was the first Southerner to be president since before the Civil War
Who is Woodrow Wilson
This was created in order to address the problem of rampant speculation in the stock market - it is still around today
What is the SEC
The theoretical reason we were fighting the Great War according to Wilson
What is to "keep the world safe for democracy"
Teddy Roosevelt believed this about the presidency
What is that the president could take any action not specifically prohibited by the laws and the Constitution
This term best characterizes Woodrow Wilson’s fundamental approach to American foreign policy
What is moralistic
His book raised awareness of the conditions in the meatpacking industry, resulting in changes
Who is Upton Sinclair
This New Deal organizatoin put thousands of people immediately to work at good-paying jobs and providing access to low-cost electricity to a region lacking cheap electrical power
What is the TVA
This was Hitler’s last ditch attempt to achieve victory against the Americans and British in December 1944
What is the Battle of the Bulge
What is the Model T
This is best described as a celebration of black culture and creative expression of a prominent and vibrant black community in the North
What is the Harlem Renaissance
Facist dictator of Spain. He would be in power until 1975
Who is Francisco Franco
This reversed the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
This was the most controversial aspect of the Treaty of Versailles for Americans, signaling the importance of isolationism on the American psyche
What is the League of Nations
This was a striking feature of the 1932 election. Something that still stands true today
What is Black voters began voting Democrat
These were put in place because of the nativist belief that northern Europeans were superior to southern and eastern Europeans
What are immigration restrictions