Imperialism
What is imperialism?
Control of an area or country by another country
Name the person who's assassination led to World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Serbia
What was the conflict that formed the basis of the Scopes Monkey Trial?
Teaching evolution in schools
What is the name for the day of the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression?
Black Tuesday
Who were the U.S. presidents during WWII?
What are the motivations for imperialism?
What were the two major alliances of World War I called?
Central Powers and Allies
What major event influenced the roaring 20s attitude of "anything goes"?
World War I
What does the CCC stand for and what did they do?
Civilian Conservation Corps- building construction and restoration, National Parks maintenance, bridge and road work
Explain the U.S. argument in favor of dropping atomic bombs in Japan?
Necessary to bring the war to a decisive end and obtain unconditional surrender from Japan
Name two places under imperial control by the U.S. during this era
Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Cuba
What was the name of the agreement that ended World War I?
Explain the Great Migration
Large-scale movement of Black Americans from rural southern locations to urban northern cities
What is one example of a reform initiative of the New Deal?
Social Security Act, FDIC
1941-1945
What is "Big Stick Diplomacy"
Negotiate peacefully, but have strength and military force available if things don't go your way.
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Name one artist of the Harlem Renaissance
Varios- Langston Hughes, Jacob Lawrence, Billie Holiday, etc.
Explain the Zoot Suit Riots
Mexican-American men rebelling against established culture, most noticeably in their wardrobe. Led to riots largely driven by prejudice and racism
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
Ordered Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast into internment camps.
strongly pro-America, nationalist. In favor of imperialism
What was the most important consequence of the Treaty of Versaillles?
Harsh sanctions on Germany led to Hitler's rise to power
Give one cultural comparison that can be drawn between the 1920s and the 1950s
Car culture, role of women
What is the theory of economics that supports FDR's actions in creating the New Deal
Keynesian Economics
What is the major, decades long conflict that emerged after the end of WWII