Imperialism/ Progressive
This policy was to ensure equal trading rights for all nations in China and prevent European domination.
Open Door Policy
What Amendment bans the sale, production, and distribution of alcohol?
18 Amendment
What triggered the Stock Market Crash?
Over speculation of stocks, over production of food, Dust Bowl natural disaster, over dependence on credit.
What event pushed the U.S. closer to entering WWI?
Zimmerman telegram, or Unrestricted submarine warfare, or sinking of Lusitania
What event led directly to U.S. entry into WWII?
Japanese attack on Pearl harbor
One of the U.S. major goals in imperialism
ADVENTAGOUS SEA PORTS (sing it) or Raw materials, and new markets
What is a cultural revival of African American art, music, and literature?
Harlem Renaissance
What did the Social Security Act provide?
Pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid to disabled individuals
What did the Espionage Act do?
Restricted speech critical of the government and war effort.
What was created after WWII to promote peace?
The United Nations
What was one effect of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
Led to food safety laws like the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act.
Conflict between modern science and traditional religious values
Scopes Trial ( Or evolution case)
What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
To provide jobs through environmental and public works projects.
What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
To create a fair peace and prevent future wars.
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
Authorized internment of Japanese Americans.
What are some economic interests to drive U.S. imperialism in the 1890s?
New markets, raw materials, advantageous Sea Ports, dollar diplomacy.
How did the 1920s represent modernization?
Consumer culture and movements like the Harlem Renaissance, flappers, Ford's assembly line.
To what extent did the New Deal represent a break from previous government policy?
It was a major shift toward federal intervention (relief, recovery, reform), deficit spending, social safety nets.
Why did the U.S. rejection of the Treaty of Versailles reflect long-standing foreign policy traditions?
It reflected isolationism and fear of entangling alliances, continuing a tradition dating back to Washington’s warnings.
How did WWII transform the relationship between citizens and the federal government?
he government gained massive control over the economy and daily life (rationing, war production), increasing expectations of federal responsibility.
What are some ideological justification for U.S. imperialism?
Expansion, nationalism, social Darwinism, Christianity.
How did the 1920s represent backlash?
Nativism, immigration restrictions, and religious fundamentalism (e.g., Scopes Trial).
Why did critics from BOTH the left and right oppose Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Right: Thought he expanded government too much. (Welfare state, socialism)
Left: Thought reforms didn’t go far enough (wanted wealth redistribution, more equality).
What is an example of suppression of democracy or civil liberates during WWI
Espionage Act 1917 or Sedition Act 1918
How did WWII both expand AND limit civil rights?
Expanded: Job opportunities for women and minorities.
Limited: Policies like Executive Order 9066 led to Japanese internment.