American
Imperialism and Spanish American War
Imperialism and Spanish American War
Identify one primary cause of the Spanish American War
Saving Cubans from Spanish Rule (Reconcentration Camps), Liberate Cuba (Cuban Independence), Imperialist reasons; access to resources, politically control Cuba, military base.
Identify the imperialist event with the following clue:
The U.S. used the political might of American planters and military might of the US marines to overthrow the ruler of this island
The annexation of Hawaii, 1898
Progressives or Social Reformers believed that poverty in urban areas (cities) was created from which earlier historical development?
Gilded Age; Industrialization
Germany
Easy credit, mass production of goods, and advertising led to the rise of _________________
consumerism
This president did not believe that the federal government should offer support to Americans during the Great Depression
This event caused the US to enter WWII in 1941
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Identify two pro-Imperialist arguments
- Economic gain (resources)
- Military advantage (military bases, expand navy)
- Political Influence (spread Democracy)
- Spread Christianity
- Humanitarian reasons (civilize and educate the less fortunate)
Identify the imperialist event with the following clue:
Goal is to control trade between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Under Teddy Roosevelt's leadership an independence movement was created in order to gain access to land in Central America
The creation of the Panama Canal (1904-1914)
Many Progressives and social reformers supported the urban poor; which were mostly _______________.
immigrants
Identify two possible causes for the U.S. entering WWI in 1917
Make the world safe for Democracy, Zimmerman Telegram, Unrestricted submarine warfare, Billions of dollars tied to an Allied victory, The Sinking of Lusitania; killed 128 Americans
This invention contributed to the rise of popular culture and allowed Americans to have a shared national experience
The Radio
programs.
New Deal
Interwar Policies: Between WWI and WWII the United States foreign policy can be described as:
Isolationism or Neutrality
Which territories did the U.S. gain as a result of the Spanish American War?
The United States bought this territory from Russia in 1867
Alaska
Progressives or Social Reformers believed that the _________________ should help regulate industry and labor conditions
government
Identify two ways that Propaganda was used to mobilize for WWI
- Draft: recruit soldiers or women for military
- Liberty Bonds: Americans can help finance the war
- Victory Gardens: grow food for war effort
- Ration supplies needed for war
- Germany is the enemy: gain American support for the war
Identify one way that the mass production of the Ford Model T transformed American society
- Allowed Americans to work further away from home
- Stimulated the auto industry; repair shops, gas stations, and tire shops
-Eased the isolation of rural life
President Roosevelt was able to reach a large number of Americans through the radio; to offer hope and be transparent of his plans to support Americans through the Great Depression. This is strategy is known as the...
Fireside Chats
The Bracero Program
Identify one anti-imperialist argument
Economic greed
Racism
Unconstitutional
Disrupt the American labor market
Immoral - not the right thing to do
This foreign policy allowed the U.S. to control trade in China
Open Door Policy
A _________________ is an investigative journalist who exposes social or political corruption.
muckraker
The migration of African Americans leaving the South and moving to Northern cities is known as:
The Great Migration
The vibrant flowering of Black culture through literature, art and music is known as:
The Harlem Renaissance
CCOT: The New Deal programs relied heavily on the ____________ ____________________.
Federal Government
This campaign led to an early Civil Rights Movement for African Americans
Double "V" or Double Victory Campaign
Teddy Roosevelt retired his government position to fight in The Spanish American War. What was the name of his cavalry unit?
The Rough Riders
This foreign policy allowed the U.S. to be the "international police" of Latin America, also known as the extension to the Monroe Doctrine
The Roosevelt Corollary
This social reformer took photos of how poor people lived in New York; gain public awareness to the horrible living conditions of tenements
Jacob Riis
This law passed by President Wilson restricted anti-war speech and made it illegal to speak out against the President or the war
The Sedition Act of 1918
This amendment is known as the Prohibition amendment; making it illegal to manufacture and sell alcohol
18th amendment
Due to the support of New Deal programs implemented by a Democratic president. This group of Americans shifted their votes from Republican to Democrat
African Americans
Executive Order 9066 signed by FDR contributed to this Supreme Court case; the ACLU attempted to challenge the constitutionality of Japanese internment during WWII
Korematsu v. the United States, 1944