Imperialism
Define imperialism.
expanding a country's power & influence (usually by military force)
What are the 4 MAIN causes of World War I?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What is meant by "Return to Normalcy?"
going back to what life was like before the war
What event started the Great Depression?
Stock market crash of October 1929
What happened on US soil that forced the US to join WWII?
The naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese
What is yellow journalism?
exaggerated news stories
What is the name of the passenger ship sunk by Germany?
Lusitania
What was Prohibition?
Making and selling alcohol became illegal (later repealed)
What was the Dust Bowl?
When large masses of dust blew across the midwest, destroying farms, and resulting in a mass move of many to the west
How did WWII help to end the Depression?
The economy started to grew as factories made military supplies instead of consumer goods (many women went to work to replace the men who went to war)
In which region did the Roosevelt Corollary & Monroe Doctrine help the US to build an empire?
Latin America
How did Germany attempt to keep supplies from reaching Britain?
naval blockade
Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties?"
economy was booming (lots of new consumer goods)
What was the purpose of FDR's fireside chats?
To keep people informed of his policies and to ease the public's economic nervousness
What was the Holocaust?
the systematic killing of 12 million people (6 million were Jews) in concentration camps
What was the main reason the Panama Canal was built?
To shorten the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the League of Nations?
President Wilson's plan to prevent future wars
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a period of African American cultural pride (demonstrated in the form of literature, music, and poetry)
What was the New Deal?
FDR's plan to restore the economy (Relief, Recovery, and Reform)
Why did President Truman drop the atomic bomb twice on Japan?
Japan was not surrendering, so he thought the bomb would end the war quickly, ultimately trying to save American lives
What was the Square Deal?
Teddy's Roosevelt's domestic plan for conservation of natural resources and economic reform
What were any 2 parts of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany takes blame, pays reparations, reduces military
What is the National Origins Act?
Quota system that limited immigration from certain nations
What is the Social Security Act?
A law that provided financial aid to the elderly (still exists today)
What were the Nuremberg Trials?