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WW1
Great Depression
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20th Century
19th Century
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colonies wanted independence.
What is Nationalism
100
Some people believed that US entering WWI was orchestrated by big business.
What is The Neutrality Act?
100
The American Railway Union called for a boycott of Pullman cars throughout the country.
What is the Pullman Strike?
100
Stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations
What is Imperialism?
100
It was an ongoing effort over many decades to increase production by using machines powered by sources other than humans or animals.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
200
Alliances: Russia France Serbia Great Britain United States of America
What is The Allies?
200
This helped to create jobs in the very poor South.
What is The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
200
This massacre occurred in 1890
What is The Massacre at Wounded Knee
200
The Act was passed in 1882. It prevented Chinese laborers from entering the country.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
200
Steam Engine
Who is James Watt?
300
British passenger boat sunk by a German U-boat. 128 of the 1200 dead passengers were Americans.
What is The Lusitania?
300
A series of radio addresses that attempted to inform and calm the masses listening.
What are Fireside Chats?
300
He led the Sioux attack against General George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who is Sitting Bull?
300
U.S. wants to expand in Latin America and the Pacific. People in Cuba and Philippines rebel against Spanish rule.
What is The Spanish American War?
300
It is a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers.
What is The Cotton Gin?
400
The British intercepted the message and gave it to the U.S.
What is The Zimmerman Telegram?
400
He proposed redistributing the wealth of America to try and curb the poverty and crime of the Great Depression.
Who is Huey Long?
400
More than 70% of all immigrants during this time came through New York City
What is Ellis Island
400
The Canal was built to provide the United States with a quicker way between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the The Panama Canal?
400
In 1807, Robert Fulton designed a steam engine for a ___ that could move against the current of a river or against the wind.
What is a Steamboat?
500
Introduction of: Machine guns Hand grenades Chemical warfare Submarine warfare
What is Modern Warfare?
500
FDR wanted the number of judges changed from 9 to 15 (to "pack the court").
What is Court Packing”
500
He was the first leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Who is Samuel Gompers?
500
The U.S. would intervene in any Latin American country that could not govern themselves and to protect the Latin American country’s interests
What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
500
In 1837, the telegraph was invented by ___
Who is Samuel Morse?