World Wars
This country was assigned the blame for WWI, setting it up to be a major cause of WWII.
What is Germany?
Though in reviewing the incidents of his administration, this former president found plenty to be happy about, he tried to teach the country how to say goodbye to its interventionist leanings, advocating instead for isolationism.
Who is George Washington?
These concepts made up the three Rs of the New Deal.
What are relief, recovery, and reform?
Jobs previously done by people who went off to fight in the war, including jobs in heavy industry and the military, were often filled by this group of people.
Who are women?
The US did not formally get involved in WWII until this event in 1941.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This president led the United States through much of the Great Depression and WWII.
Who is FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)?
Although the US was initially neutral in WWII, this alliterative policy permitted nations involved in the war to purchase needed supplies as long as they paid up front and used their own boats for shipping.
What is cash and carry?
Encampments of people who had lost their housing during the early years of the Great Depression received this derisive presidential nickname.
What are Hoovervilles?
In order to ensure that adequate food and other materials went to support the military, the US and many other countries practiced this during WWII.
What is rationing?
The Selective Service Act required men to register for this.
What is the draft?
Although the US had declined to join the League of Nations, they did join this organization that replaced it when it formed in 1945.
What is the United Nations?
This 1823 policy said that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further colonization or interference by European powers, and in exchange, pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was a New Deal program that provided jobs to young men as well as this resource to rural areas that lacked access to it.
What is electricity?
The "Double-V" campaign worked to overcome the international enemies of the US as well as this domestic issue.
What is racism?
The scientists who invented the atomic bomb did so under this code name.
What is the Manhattan Project?
US residents and citizens on the West Coast with this ethnic background were incarcerated in camps due to unfounded fears that they might work against the US in WWII.
What is Japanese?
Although the AAA (not the one for cars) helped many farmers by subsidizing empty fields in order to bring supply down to meet demand, this group struggled when they were displaced from the land they had farmed as a result of the law.
Who are sharecroppers?
This term was first given to sensationalistic newspaper reporting and cartoon images which fueled popular support for the Spanish-American War in 1898.
What is yellow journalism?
This battle in the Pacific, Japan's first naval loss in many decades, marked a turning point for the American effort in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This intercepted communication from Germany to Mexico during WWI attempted to convince Mexico to declare war on the United States.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Teddy Roosevelt's domestic program, which promised protections for consumers, workers, and the environment, was known as this.
What is the Square Deal?
This US strategy in the Pacific involved making steady progress toward Japan while decreasing Japanese holdings and increasing US military resources.
What is island-hopping?