SPAM WAR
the act of strong nations exerting their power over weaker nations, often by gaining new colonies.
imperialism
Negotiating as a group
Collective Bargaining
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
One of the causes of the Great Depression, along with overproduction, bank failures, and large gap between the rich and poor during the 1920s
Stock Market Crash
America's reason for entering WWII
Pearl Harbor
Fought to liberate Cuba and the Philippines from Spanish control
Spanish American War
law passed to keep a business from becoming a monopoly. largely ineffective.
Name of British cruise ship that was attacked by German U-boats. The ship contained 123 Americans and became a reason for us to enter war.
Lusitania
What practice lead to inflated stock prices prior to the great depression?
Buying on margin, buying on credit
Strategy used in the Pacific during WWII
Island Hopping
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
Territory gained by the US as a result of the Spanish-American War
Union for skilled and unskilled laborers
Knights of Labor
Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany promising to return lands taken by the US if Mexico would enter WWI on the side of the Central Powers.
Zimmerman Telegram
The destruction of midwestern farming caused by over farming and drought
Dust Bowl
Secret project that built the atomic bomb, started under FDR-bomb used under Harry Truman
What was the main reason that we entered into the Spanish American War?
We thought Spain blew up the USS Maine
How did governments respond to labor strikes?
Wilson's 14 points included a peace keeping organization to prevent further world wide wars. What was the name of this organization and why did it fail?
League of Nations. The US did not enter.
President Roosevelt’s method of using the radio to communicate his programs
Fireside chats
What was the Japanese Internment?
Imprisonment of Japanese Americans on the West coast of America during WWII for fear of espionage.
War fought when the US did not grant the Philippines independence immediately
Filipino-American War
Riot which breaks out in Chicago after workers strike for an 8 hour day. Bombing blamed on anarchists who were claimed they weren’t even present.
Haymarket
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI and how did it pave the way for WWII?
Treaty of Versailles. Placed blame for war on Germany.
Three goals of New Deal
Relief (immediate aid)
Recovery (aims to correct economy)
Reform (permanent change)
Peace keeping body created at the end of WWII to prevent further world wide wars.
United Nations