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What did Southern states after Reconstruction try to and keep the social order?
The southern states passed Jim Crow laws that created racial segregation in virtually all public places.
What was President Roosevelt's most important foreign policy project during his Presidency where almost 5,600 workers lost their lives during Construction?
The Panama Canal
What was the average car price by 1924?
$295
What was Progressivism Reform in the early 1900's?
Progressivism was a collection of ideas.
What did President Woodrow Wilson declare about the United States when the war started?
From imperialism to isolationalism
What was the Populist movement in the U.S.?
The majority movement
What new change to the workforce occurred in WWI?
Women were able to work.
What is attributed to the 1929 Great Depression?
The stock market crash
What was President Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote regarding Foreign policy?
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Although the United States officially declared neutrality at the start of WWI in 1914, what events caused America to eventually join the Allies in 1917?
The German blockade,
What one major issue undermined the Populist movement?
Racism
What major change occurred to the population prior to the war?
The great migration
What happened to farmers during this time?
They filled in crops due to the droughts
What did that mean?
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
He believed that displaying U.S. power to the world helped advance the success of the nation's foreign policy.
What did the British introduce to crush barbwire and cross trenches?
Armed Tanks
What decade did America move toward imperialism?
1880s
Who started using poison gas in 1915?
The Germans
What amendment was ratified the year before in 1919 that was pushed by women in America because it was becoming a societal problem?
The 18th Amendment
What are the two significant strategic reasons the Panama Canal was important to the United States?
Economic reasons
Political/Military reasons
What two types of aircraft were utilized early in the war?
Zeplines
Planes
What did the U.S. declare on April 19th, 1898?
On April 19, 1898, the U.S. demanded that Spain leave Cuba.
What new technologies or types of warfare were introduced or started to be used more widely for the 1st time in WWI?
Barbwire
Armored tanks
Plans
Machine guns
What type of market is it known as when Prices of stocks soar and are positive?
Bull market
What major countries followed their Allies and who declared war?
Germany, and Russia
How long was the life expectancy of an aircraft combat pilot on average once involved in the war?
2 weeks