America in the World
Great Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States formed this coalition to combat the Central Powers in WWI
What were the Allied Powers? (Chapter 22)
The United States used this bomb twice to make Japan surrender during WWII.
What is the Atom Bomb? (Chapter 25)
This president asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany in April of 1917.
Who was Woodrow Wilson? (Chapter 22)
This Amendment allowed women the right to vote
What was the 19th Amendment? (Chapter 21)
This group of people had to start taking on work due to the lack of income coming in households during the Great Depression.
This plan established a cycle of payments from the United States to Germany who then paid reparations to Britain and France who then paid their war debts to the United States.
What was the Dawes Plan? (Chapter 23)
During the booming 1920's this mode of transportation had become widely popular and million of this became readily available.
What are cars? (Chapter 23)
This was Warren G. Harding's only memorable phrase in his campaign.
What was a "return to normalcy?" (Chapter 23)
First major crisis that challenged U.S. neutrality on May 7, 1915.
What was the Lusitania Crisis? (Chapter 22)
This group of people was the first to get fired and last to get hired during the Great Depression.
What are African Americans? (Chapter 24)
This amendment to a war resolution declared that the US had no intention of taking political control of Cuba and that once peace was restored, the Cubans would control their own government
What was the Teller Amendment? (Chapter 20)
During WWII the United States stopped supplying oil to this country.
What is Japan? (Chapter 25)
She was an antiwar activist as well as the first woman to be elected to Congress
Who was Jeannette Rankin? (Chapter 22)
These two causes are responsible for the Progressive Movement.
What was the growth of industries and cities? (Chapter 21)
Young Women during the 1920's who wore skirts hemmed at the knees and usually smoked and drove cars.
What are flappers? (Chapter 23)
Secretary of State James G. Blaine orchestrated this meeting in efforts to establish closer relationships between the U.S. and its southern neighbors.
What was the Pan-American Conference? (Chapter 20)
October 24, 1929 when a massive amount of people started selling their stocks leading to prices falling.
What is Black Thursday? (Chapter 24)
This was the slogan of Democrats for Wilson's reelection
What was "He kept us out of war?" (Chapter 22)
This writer called WWI writers a "lost generation"
Who was Gertrude Stein? (Chapter 23)
Most of this group of people were faced with a large burden of debt following the end of World War 1.
Who were farmers? (Chapter 23)
This queen was overthrown and led to the annexation of Hawaii.
Who was Queen Liliuokalani? (Chapter 20)
This is the type of money people used in the 1920's to invest in the market due to over speculation that stock share values will just continue to rise.
What is margin trading? (Chapter 24)
Believers of this political ideology focused on maintaining faith in democracy.
Who were the Progressives? (Chapter 21)
The Census of 1920 reported that, for the first time in history, more than half of Americans were living in this type of area.
What are urban areas? (Chapter 23)
These people took a historical and critical view of the Bible and also believed that they could believe in Darwin's theory of evolution without abandoning their faith.
Who were Modernists? (Chapter 23)