Spanish-American War
The explosion of this battleship prompted the U.S. to start a war against Spain
What is the battleship Maine?
The sinking of this British passenger ship prompted the U.S. to join WWI
What is the Lusitania?
Henry Ford uses an _________ to produce all of his automobiles in factories (this was a more efficient way to put objects together)
What is an assembly line?
During his first 100 days in office, ____ created the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civilian Corps Conservation (CCC), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Axis Powers
What are Germany, Japan, Italy?
The writing of sensational stories in newspapers to excite and enrage the American public was known as this
What is the Yellow Press or Yellow Journalism?
U.S. President during WWI
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This gave women the right to vote in 1920
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
U.S. President during the beginning of the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover?
U.S. President when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan
Who is Harry S. Truman?
Teddy Roosevelt's cavalry he took to Cuba
What are the Rough Riders?
Primary fighting style during WWI
What is trench warfare?
The music of the 1920s
What is jazz?
The day the stock market crashed in the U.S. and the beginning of the Great Depression
What is Black Tuesday?
Codename of the secret plan to develop an atomic bomb
What is the Manhattan Project?
U.S. President during the Spanish American War
Who is William McKinley?
Central Powers
Who are Germany, Turkey, and Austria-Hungary?
The name of Charles Lindbergh's plane he flew across the Atlantic Ocean
What is the "Spirit of St. Louis"?
Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet of advisors
What is the Brain Trust?
Camps that Jewish people were forced to go to.
Camps that Japanese-Americans were forced to go to.
What are Concentration Camps and Internment Camps?
The territories the U.S. gained after winning the Spanish-American War
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
(And Hawaii)
Following the end of WWI, the Allied Powers gathered to create this agreement that laid out the conditions for Germany to obey including reparations and accepting guilt for the war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The concept of the _______ became popular during the 1920s. Women wore shorter skirts and had shorter hair!
What is the "new woman"?
In 1935, the ______ Act was passed and provided financial support to people in their old age
What is social security?
Name all of the dictators who led the Axis Powers
Who is Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hirohito/Hideki Tojo?