Leaders
His assassination was the spark that lit the fuse of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Shacks where homeless people lived
What is Hoovervilles
Gave 160 acres of free land to settlers if farmed for at least 5 years
What is Homestead Act
Was President during the Great Depression, died in office
What is Franklin Delanor Roosevelt
Country that took most of the blame for WWI
What is Germany
The symbol for the changing image of women during the 1920s
What is flappers
Women achieved the right to vote
What is 19th amendment
Term referring to journalists that exposed the problems in society
Muckraker
Blamed for not doing enough to resolve the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover
Treaty that ended WWI
What is Treaty of Versailles
Caused by drought and mismanagement, this series of storms in the Great Plains led to the displacement of 500k people.
What is dust bowl
Allows for the direct election of senators
What is 17th amendment
Muckraker that exposed the meat packing industry which helped create the Pure Food and Drug Act
Who is Upton Sinclair
President who helped with Panamanian independence from Colombia and in turn created the Panama Canal
What is Theodore Roosevelt
Germany's maritime policy that caused the US to quit neutrality and join WWI.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare
This happened on October 29th 1929.
What is stock market crash
Process of absorbing another culture
What is assimilation
President who was impeached because of perjury.
Who is Bill Clinton?
THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO WROTE A NOTE REQUESTING MEXICO TO BECOME AN ALLY OF GERMANY IN RETURN FOR GETTING BACK AMERICAN TERRITORY. THIS LETTER INSPIRED AMERICANS TO JOIN THE WAR.
What is Zimmerman telegram
What is Harlem Renaissance
Repealed the 18th amendment
What is 21st amendment
Philosophy that government should take a hands-off approach to business affairs
What is Laissez-faire