Imperialism
This sensationalist style of journalism exaggerated Spanish atrocities and helped fuel support for the Spanish American war
What is YELLOW JOURNALISM
What were two causes for U.S. involvement in WWI?
What is
1. Unresticed submarine warfare
2. Zimmermann telegram
3. Economic ties
4. Russian revolution
What was President Warren Harding most known for?
What is SCANDALS
What were two causes of the Great Depression?
What is
1. Excessive use of credit
2. overproduction of consumer goods
3. Weak farm economy
4. government policies
5. global economic problems
What caused the U.S. to get involved in WWII?
What is THE BOMBING AT PEARL HARBOR
This U.S. amendment guaranteed Cuba's independence but allowed American intervention in Cuban affiars
What is the PLATT AMENDMENT
What is the Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Espionage and sedition acts, saying that someone's free speech could be silenced if it posed a clear and present danger to the nation
What is THE CASE OF SCHENCK V US
What was the primary invention that changed society at this time?
What is the AUTOMOBILE
What got the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
What is WWII
What was the turning point in WWII for the U.S. and Japan?
What is THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
The U.S. annexed this Pacific island chain, which later became the 50th state
What is HAWAII
How did WWI change U.S. foreign policy?
What was the creative outpouring of African American writers, jazz musicians, and social thinkers centered in Harlem called?
What is the HARLEM RENAISSANCE
What were FDR's three R's?
What is RELIEF RECOVERY REFORM
What is the code name for the American commison established in 1942 to develop the atomic bomb?
What is THE MAHATTAN PROJECT
This foreign policy, an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stated that the U.S. would act as an international police of power in Latin America
What is the ROOSEVELT COROLLARY
This 1917 law required all men age 18-45 to register for the military draft
What is the SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
What was the new view on religion developing during this time?
What is MODERNISM
FDR's 1930s policies aimed at getting the U.S. out of the Great Depression by providing unemployment relief and economic recovery efforts, building and expanding the American welfare state
What is the NEW DEAL
How did WWII impact women?
What is ALLOWED FOR THEM TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE
This U.S. president was known for his "big stick diplomacy", emphasizing military strength in foreign affiars
What is THEODORE ROOSEVELT
This international peace organization, proposed by Wilson, was created after WWI but was never joined by the U.S.
What is the LEAGUE OF NATIONS
What is CREDIT
What caused many farmers to lose jobs and not be able to farm?
What is the DUST BOWL
Rationing, Women in the workforce, internment of Japanese Americans, and war bonds and taxes are all examples of U.S. _____?
What is MOBILIZATION