Imperialism
What were the 3 reasons for debates over imperialism?
What is economic interests, political and military power, and social fears?
Who were the allied powers (in WW1)?
What was the progressive era?
What is a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the US?
What is the New Deal?
What is social and economic policies developed by FDR to help foster the economy following the Great Depression?
Who was the dictator of Italy?
Who is Benito Mussolini?
What is International Darwinism?
What is the principle of survival of the fittest applied to a global scale in competition among nations through military, colonies, and spheres of influence?
What were the M.A.I.N causes of WW1?
What is Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, and Alliances?
What was trust busting?
What is a way of making businesses more fair and competitive to the advantage of consumers?
What was the Brain Trust?
What were brilliant social, economic, and political thinkers that advised FDR in his New Deal Policies?
Who was Hideki Tojo?
Who is the general of Japanese imperial army?
What were the results of the Spanish-American War?
What is US gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines and were granted a naval base at Guantanamo Bay?
What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?
What is a message from diplomat Arthur Zimmerman proposed to Mexico that it become allies with German, and Germany will help Mexico recover territories lost to the US?
Define Muckrackers:
Who are bright young journalists who at the turn of the 20th century exposed corruption in American social and political life?
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Who were the Axis Powers?
Who are Japan, Italy, and Germany?
What were the Insular Cases?
What is a supreme court case that established that constitutional rights were not extended automatically to territorial possessions and the power to decide belonged to Congress?
What did the National Defense Act do?
What is it increased regular army to a force of nearly 175,000 and construction of 50 war ships per year?
What election did the Republican Party split?
What is the election of 1912?
What election switched the ideologies of the political parties?
What is the election of 1932?
Who were the Kamikaze?
Who are Japanese pilots who commited suicide by flying their planes into US ships?
What did the Platt Amendment do?
What is it required Cuba to:
- permit US to intervene in Cuba's affairs
- allow the US to maintain naval bases in Cuba
What was the American Expeditionary force?
What is the US army force deployed during WW1, composed mainly of conscripts. They were led by General John J. Pershing and fought in the last German Offensive.
What was the federal reserve Act?
What is it established 12 federal reserve banks and a federal reserve board appointed by the president in order to help regulate the banking sector and create national stability?
What were 3 causes of the Great Depression?
What is:
- even distribution of wealth
- buying on margin
- excessive overuse of credit
- overproduction of consumer goods
- weak farm economy
- government policies
- global economic problems
What did the Stimson doctrine do?
What is it said that the US would honor its treaty obligations under the nine-power treaty by refusing to recognize the legitimacy of Manchuko?