Presidents
This president was elected 4 times, created the New Deal and met with the Allies during WWII.
Franklin Roosevelt
What conflict ended with the Treaty of Versailles, which charged Germany reparations for war damages to other countries?
World War I
US foreign policy to prevent the spread of communism
containment policy
This was caused by over farming and drought in the Mid West. It lead to a decrease in farm production.
dust bowl
The growth of jazz music, African American art and literature in New York City during the 1920s was known as what?
Harlem Renaissance
The only president to resign, he did so in response to his involvement in Watergate and his impeachment.
Richard Nixon
This conflict started with yellow journalism around the sinking of the Maine.
Spanish American War
Foreign policy that says the US should use its military to expand US control
big stick policy
This economic system encourages free enterprise motivated by seeking profits.
capitalism
This person wrote a book called The Jungle to expose the horrors of the meat packing industry.
Upton Sinclair
This president was assassinated in 1963 after handling the Cuban Missile Crisis well.
John Kennedy
The northern states had the advantage of a better railroad system and industries during this conflict.
Civil War
foreign policy of US to expand its territory overseas.
imperialism
The assembly line enabled the Ford Motor Company to produce cars faster and more efficiently. This is an example of what?
Mass Production
This Supreme Court decision reversed Plessy v Ferguson's "separate but equal" determination.
Brown v Board of Education
This president proposed the 14 Points after WWI
Woodrow Wilson
The Pacific operations during this war ended with the surrender of Japan after the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
World War II
International peace keeping organization set up after WWII, located in NY City
United Nations
If companies join together to eliminate competition, it is called what?
a trust
What public policy to provide aid to disabled and pensions for retired people was passed during the New Deal?
Social Security Act
This person was president at the beginning of the Great Depression and is often blamed for the shantytowns that appeared outside of US cities
Herbert Hoover
This is the word used to describe the murder of millions of Jews, gypsies, disabled and other minorities during World War II
The US involvement in this military conflict in Southeast Asia was brought on by the containment policy
Vietnam War
What is rationing?
limiting access to products such as food and fuel.
What were the war crime trials for Nazis who had committed "crimes against humanity" during WWII called?
The Nuremburg Trails