We the Conquerors
What is the term for the belief that the white English-speaking race was superior?
Anglo-Saxism
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
What was the first “domino” that caused WW1?
Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand.
What was a Flapper?
Young, rebellious women who had short haircuts and rebelled against the “normal” rules for women (very risky to do/to be)
What was the Washington Conference?
This was an attempt to prevent another fight and the agreement was between U.S, Britain, and Japan, was about naval ships (for every 5 tons of U.S and Britain has, Japan will have 3 and Italy will have 1.75 and U.S and Britain can spread their fleets across the world)
What was the point of Yellow Journalism?
To spread propaganda (exaggerated headlines to draw people to read the newspaper/article)
Define what a muckraker was.
Muckrakers are investigative journalists who brought public attention to social, economic, and political issues.
Why did the US initially not want to join the war?
Because of isolationism, meaning they wanted to focus on their own progress as a world power (and had their own economic problems to solve)
What character was Charlie Chaplin known to play?
The Tramp
What were Circular Loans? (explain)
This is a system where Germany pays France and England and the same money goes to the U.S (loan after loan, the cycle continues and just reclines debt).
What is the significance of the Open Door Policy?
Other than telling Europe to keep hands off of China, it showed the US’s emergence as a world power.
Name the 3 C’s of the Square Deal
Control of Corporation
Consumer Protection
Conservation of Nature
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
It was created by the U.S, allowing them to interfere if Latin America had financial instability and told Europe that they had no right to interfere with Latin America.
Why were Hoovervilles created?
Communities made by WWI veterans out of scraps because President Hoover denied them early compensation for their military contributions amidst the Great Depression.
What is the Double V Campaign
It was to win the war abroad and get civil rights at home (for African Americans). They wanted to prove themselves worthy of being a citizen in the war so they could gain more rights and more respect.
What is the Gold Standard Act?
The act makes gold the standard of US currency, which stabilized the US economy and encouraged investment.
Who was Jane Addams and what significant thing did she do?
She was the “mother” to the movement of helping immigrants learn English and customs by providing them meals, childcare, and legal services. She founded the Hull House ( a community center that provided these amenities).
What was the significance of Lustuania?
British boat sunk by the German submarines that was full of American Soldiers, brought the U.S closer into the War.
What was the Teapot Scandal and why did it lead to Harding’s downfall?
The teapot scandal was created from Harding appointing his friends to congress leading to a government corruption scandal. Lead to his downfall due to not following policies.
Who used the method of “Island Hopping”, and why?
The US used island hopping to get to Japan, and used this strategy because of Japan’s very devoted military.
Who was the last ruler of Hawaii before the US conquered?
Queen Liliukalani
Name one of the Trustbuster’s Big Acts and its purpose
Sherman Anti Trust Act (against railroad company taking over other businesses)
Pure Food and Drug Act (led to FDA but help make sure the food is safe and the medicine is not dangerous)
Meat Inspection Act (created in response to Meat factories in Chicago, created to protect the meat in the meat industry from dangerous)
Name all the countries in the Central Powers and Triple Entente at the start of the war.
Central powers = Germany, Austria-Hungary
Triple Entente = Russia, France, Britain
What film revived the KKK, and who showed it in the white House?
The Birth of a Nation, showed by president Woodrow Wilson
What was “Christopher” and why was it named Christopher?
Christopher was a supercomputer machine made by British mathematician Alan Turing and British secret intelligence to decode German encrypted codes known as enigma. Christopher was Alan Turing’s first crush who tragically died while they were young schoolboys, and Turing named his machine “Christopher” to honor/remember his “friend”.