Progressive era
Saw America’s landscape as central to its democratic spirit; natural resources vital to economic, included the creation of the U.S. Forest Service (1905)- My boy
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt.
The sinking of this ship in Havana Harbor led the United States to get involved in the Spanish-American War.
What is the U.S.S. Maine.
This secret German message to Mexico promised the return of lost territories if Mexico allied with Germany against the United States during World War I. What is this message called?
What is the Zimmermann Telegram.
What were young rebellious American women called at this time?
Who are Flappers
What is margin OR credit
This would give elderly people a pension to be able to survive instead of working until they died.
This amendment gave people the ability to directly elect their senators
What is the 17th Amendment
This was created with the help of President Theodore Roosevelt's administration to help connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal.
This action by Serbian nationalists sparked World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This person became famous for their flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who are Charles Lindbergh
This is what happened on Black Tuesday 1929?
What is the stock market crashed.
The three R's of the new deal in which Roosevelt's plans all fit
What is relief, recovery, and reform
What are the 3 Reconstruction Amendments that Pres. Lincoln passed.
What is the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments.
Journalists who pointed out the bad, problematic parts of society
What is a muckraker
This island kingdom was annexed by the United States for its strategic military location and valuable resources like sugar.
What is Hawaii.
Tanks were introduced during WWI primarily to overcome this type of defense that caused stalemates.
What is Trench warfare
What was the age of music called during the 20's?
What is the Jazz Age
These were the series of droughts during the 1930's.
What was the dust bowl.
A series of radio broadcasts made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the nation, beginning in 1933
What are Fireside Chats.
What is Pearl Harbor.
This movement argued that drinking alcohol undermined the moral fabric of society and linked alcohol to corrupt politicians
What is the Temperance Movement.
This US policy aimed to keep European powers out of Latin America while expanding US influence in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
In this document, Germany had to take the blame for WWI and was forced to pay reparations back to the Allies.
What is the Treaty of Versailles.
What is the period of culture for African Americans When they embraced in art, music, dance, and literature?
What is the Harlem Renaissance
People who moved from Oklahoma to California to escape the Dust Bowl.
Who were the Okies.
The commission that oversees the stock market
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission
The Watergate scandal cause this president to resign. Being the only president to resign in history.
Who is President Nixon
What are the 3 progressive reforms that gave citizens a more direct role in democracy by advocating
What is Initiative, Referendum, Recall
These four territories were occupied by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War.
What are Cuba, Guam, The Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
This weapon affected about 1.3 million soldiers during World War I by demoralizing, injuring, and killing entrenched defenders.
What is poison gas
What Amendment started prohibition and Amendment ended prohibition.
what is the 18th and 21st Amendment.
Shantytowns built on the outskirts of cities by newly homeless people.
What are Hoovervilles.
What was the biggest way in which the New Deal impacted the United States?
It greatly expanded the role of the Federal Government and how much power/responsibility it has
The Cold War was between which two super powers.
The US & Soviet Union (USSR)