Growth
This economic system, characterized by industrial expansion, consumer culture, and corporate consolidation, dominated the early 20th century.
What is capitalism?
his constitutional amendment, passed in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This major communication advancement revolutionized how Americans received news and entertainment in the 1920s.
What is the radio?
This 1898 war marked America’s emergence as a global power.
What is the Spanish-American War?
The era saw efforts to combat political corruption and increase democratic participation.
What are the Political Reforms?
This progressive reform movement sought to increase government intervention in the economy to protect workers and consumers
What is the Progressive Movement?
Journalists like Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell were given this nickname for exposing corruption and social issues.
What are muckrakers?
This groundbreaking assembly-line innovation made automobiles affordable to middle-class Americans.
What is Henry Ford’s Model T?
President Wilson’s plan for world peace after WWI included this international organization, which the U.S. ultimately did not join.
What is the League of Nations?
Progressives aimed to address issues such as poverty, labor rights and women's suffrage.
What are the Social Reforms?
This 1920s phenomenon saw a surge in buying goods on credit, leading to short-term economic boom but long term instability.
What is consumerism?
This act, passed in 1906, was a response to Sinclair’s The Jungle and led to food safety regulations.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
The movement of African Americans to northern cities for better economic opportunities is known as this.
What is the Great Migration?
This 1941 act allowed the U.S. to provide military aid to Allied nations before formally entering WWII.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
The government began to take a more active role in regulating the economy. This included the establishment of antitrust laws to break up monopolies, such as the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
What are the Economic Reforms?
These laws, passed in response to industrial abuses, sought to regulate monopolies and promote fair competition.
What are antitrust laws?
This reform-minded president was known for trust-busting and environmental conservation.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The Harlem Renaissance saw a flourishing of art, music, and literature from this community
What is the African American community?
This battle, which took place on June 6, 1944, marked the turning point of WWII in Europe for the Allies.
What is D-Day (the Normandy Invasion)?
New Deal Program
The Great Depression led to this major government intervention to stabilize the economy and provide relief.
What is the New Deal?
This 1913 reform created the modern banking system to regulate the economy.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This 1930s technological innovation helped bring electricity to rural areas through government programs.
What is the Rural Electrification Administration?
The two cities that were struck with atomic bombs that brought closer the end of the war with Japan.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Strategy used by the United States to slowly traveling between islands to get closer to the Japanese mainland.
Island Hopping