Spanish-American War
Exaggerated stories that tried to persuade the US to fight Spain
Yellow Journalism
Why did the United States not join WWI at the beginning?
Isolationism
Young rebellious women in the 1920s that challenged social norms
Flappers
What are immigrants accused of taking?
Jobs
What are bootleggers?
People who illegally made alcohol
What country did the United States help get their independence from Spain?
Cuba
Why did European countries join WWI?
Alliances
Black cultural movement in the 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
illegal clubs that sold alcohol
Speakeasies
Who imperialized Mexico?
Spain
What was important about the Panama Canal?
It decrease the time it took to ship goods
What group was made after WWI to prevent future wars?
League of Nations
What was the conflict in the Scopes Trial?
Christianity vs. Science
What did Germany have to pay because they lost the war?
Reparations
Where did most of the fighting in WWI take place?
Trenches
When countries take over other countries for their resources and spread their culture
Imperialism
How did the US raise money for the war effort?
Liberty Bonds
What did the Lost Generation think about society in the 1920s?
It was greedy and corrupt
What was the name of the cruise ship sunk by German U-Boats?
Lusitania
What territory did the US buy from Russia for oil?
Alaska
How did the Roosevelt Corollary influence Latin Countries?
Gave the US allies and influenced Latin Countries to build things such as the Panama Canal.
What was brought the US into WWI?
Zimmerman Telegram
Why did Labor union membership decline in the 1920s?
They were labeled as communists
Why did Americans fear the Russian Revolution?
They didn't want to become communists
What was life like for immigrants?
Terrible, they were thought to be communists