US Expansion
Why was the Spanish-American War fought?
Free Cuba from Spanish rule
Among Pres. Wilson's 14 points was a proposal to _______.
Form a League of Nations
Which artist/writer was associated with Tin Pan Alley?
Irving Berlin
Henry Ford's use of the assembly line leads to ____?
Mass Production
This music became synonymous with the Harlem Renaissance, grew steadily in popularity through the start of the Great Depression, and is considered a uniquely American art form.
Jazz
A major reason why the US oversaw the building of the Panama Canal was to _____.
Increase mobility of the US naval fleet
One Result of WWI was _____. (MC)
The creation of new countries and tension that led to WWII
The Great Migration refers to what?
The movement of thousands of African Americans north in search of employment
What was the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition of alcohol
Which of the following would have been unacceptable, based on the Roosevelt Corollary? (MC)
European country occupying a South American country
The MOST important result of the Spanish-American War was that it ____. (MC)
Set up a colonial base for the US & set the US on the road to empire, set up naval bases in Cuba & Philippines
The Red Scare following WWI was caused primarily by what?
Fear of Communist infiltration of the US
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A concentrated time of African American achievement in literature and music
What was the 19th Amendment?
Women's right to vote
The "flapper" style that emerged among the women in the 1920s, characterized by short skirts & bobbed hair, demonstrated the ____?
Changing perceptions of women
"Chronic wrongdoing may require intervention and force the US to exercise as an international police power."
This quote is an expression of which foreign policy position?
The Roosevelt Corollary
What was a major cause for the entry of the US into WWI?
Germany's decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare
Which political minority experienced the MOST success in their efforts to gain equal voting rights during the period following WWI into the early 1920s?
Women
This advertisement is typical of the mass consumption and consumerism that emerged when?
Between WW1 and the Great Depression
What international crisis was a major factor in the "First Red Scare" in the US during the early 20th century?
Russian Revolution
Late 19th & early 20th-century American imperialism can be explained as _____.
A desire to profit both politically & economically from involvement in foreign countries
(MONEY)
Which of these provisions of the Treaty of Versailles was the most crucial to what Pres. Wilson sought in the hope that WWI would be a "war to end all wars"?
The establishment of the League of Nations
It is often been argued that the US is a "melting pot" of cultures. Which is the best explanation of what this means? (MC)
People & cultures combine to a degree in which a homogenous culture is created from many
What did the passing of the 18th Amendment lead to?
Increase in liquor sales on the black market
In addition to Puerto Rico, which territories were acquired by the US as part of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
The Philippines & Guam