The 1920s
The invention that became a dominant source of news, music, and entertainment in American homes during the 1920s.
What is the radio?
Before WW1, most women in America rarely worked outside the home, but during the war, they were in high demand to work in these types of places.
What are factories or factories and military-related jobs?
This term describes a policy where a country extends its power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is imperialism?
This term describes people who move to a country from another country to live there permanently or temporarily.
What are immigrants?
During Prohibition, organized crime profited greatly from illegal activities involving the illegal sale of this substance.
What is alcohol?
This person was appointed director of the U.S. Food Administration during WW1, encouraging Americans to plant victory gardens.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
The United States acquired this territory after the Spanish-American War in 1898, establishing a strategic naval base there.
What is the Philippines?
This secretive hate group was known for promoting white supremacy and using intimidation and violence to oppose civil rights.
Who are the KKK?
The mass production of this vehicle, especially the Ford Model T, greatly changed American life and mobility.
What is the automobile?
During WW1, millions of African Americans migrated from the South to northern cities to seek employment in these type of factories.
What are industrial factories or northern factories?
During the age of imperialism, countries sought new markets, resources, and military advantages, often referred to as the pursuit of these three things.
What are markets, resources, and strategic locations?
This group opposed the expansion of a country's influence and control over other nations, especially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What are Anti-Imperialists?
This constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women across the United States the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
WW1's impact on the power of the federal government in the United States.
What is the event or period greatly expanded the power of the federal government?
This American diplomat and missionary played a significant role in advocating for U.S. expansion into China and other parts of Asia during the era of imperialism.
Who is John Hay?
This secret society in China rose up in 1900, aiming to expel foreign influence and missionaries through violent uprising.
Who are The Boxers?
This term describes the new type of movies with sound that started replacing silent films, beginning with "The Jazz Singer" in 1927.
What are talkies?
The belief about America’s involvement in future wars emerged as a result of the horrors of WW1.
What is isolationism?
The U.S. intervention in Latin America, including the construction of the Panama Canal, exemplifies this policy aimed at extending influence over the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary or Big Stick Diplomacy?
This term refers to the U.S. Navy's powerful, modernized fleet of battleships that was sent on a world tour from 1907 to 1909 to showcase American naval strength.
Who is the Great White Fleet?