Progressive Era
These journalists exposed corruption and encouraged reform.
Who were the muckrakers?
This policy expands a nation, to other territories beyond its borders, by diplomacy or military force.
What is imperialism?
Advertising and installment buying helped fuel this economic trend.
What is consumer culture?
Before WWII, the U.S. tried to avoid foreign conflicts through this policy.
What is isolationism?
The movement that fought to end legal segregation and discrimination in the 1950s-60s.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Roosevelt’s domestic reform program was called this.
What is the Square Deal?
The explosion of this ship helped trigger the Spanish-American War.
What is the USS Maine?
This economic crisis began after the 1929 stock market crash.
What is the Great Depression?
Women filled industrial jobs during WWII, symbolized by this figure.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
Native American, Latino, women’s, and Black Power movements shared this goal.
What is equality or civil rights?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This waterway’s construction (completed 1914) linked Atlantic and Pacific trade routes.
What is the Panama Canal?
The emphasis on business growth benefited some Americans but increased this long-term problem.
What is economic inequality?
Fear of communist influence in the U.S. led to this period of hysteria.
What is the Second Red Scare?
Music helped spread political messages during this type of movement.
What is social activism?
This movement sought to reduce alcohol consumption in society.
What is the Temperance Movement?
These territories were gained by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War.
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines?
African Americans moved north in large numbers during this migration.
What is the Great Migration?
The U.S. feared the global spread of this ideology.
What is communism?
This amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Large business combinations that controlled entire industries were called this.
What are trusts or monopolies?
This group worried imperialism would be too expensive and lead to foreign entanglements.
Who are anti-imperialists?
This cultural movement flourished in 1920s Harlem.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This law made it illegal to criticize the U.S. government during WWI.
What is the Espionage Act (and Sedition Act)?
Marcus Garvey led this organization focused on global Black unity.
What is the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?