Unit 1
This is defined as a period of time identified by political, economic, or social trends
An era
The amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This document revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany against the U.S.
Zimmerman Telegram
These women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms by making changes to their fashion such as shorter, bob haircuts and shorter skirts that showed their bare knees.
Flappers
This New Deal program continues to assist Americans today by helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks.
Federal Housing Administration
Industrialists using their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power is a characteristic of which historical era?
Gilded Age
The creation of these procedures resulted in the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process.
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
This new weapon that covered the battlefield in smoke and fumes led to many soldiers in the trenches falling into a coma or dying.
Poison Gas
Alcohol being the believed cause of disease, crime, insanity and filth resulted in the start of this movement.
Prohibition
High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures led to the construction of these shantytowns which were later given a nickname based on the president's name.
Hoovervilles
This historical term describes a policy of favoring people who were born in a specific country over immigrants to that country.
Nativism
This African-American journalist and activist led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
Ida B. Wells
One effect of the arrival of this group was that the Allies were able to launch a major counterattack on the western front in World War 1.
American Expeditionary Forces
This man who founded the Black Star Line steam ship had the most impact on African Americans by promoting black cultural pride and economic independence.
Marcus Garvey
The purpose of this New Deal agency was to maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions.
Securities and Exchange Commission
These groups, led by political bosses like Boss Tweed, gained power after governments were unable to keep up with the influx of immigrants and providing them their basic needs.
Machine Politics
Public concern over issues raised by this book led the federal government to expand its role in taking responsibility for the safety of consumers.
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
Sanford Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating for the annexation of this territory.
Hawaii
The increase in sales of cars between 1910 and 1930 was caused by the introduction of this system which made cars more affordable.
Assembly Line
Which New Deal agency provided the federal government with a role in administering a retirement fund for workers.
Social Security Board
Knights of Labor and AFL are both examples of what kind of group?
Labor Unions
This man worked with Theodore Roosevelt to designate additional land for national parks.
John Muir
This document reflected Woodrow Wilson's belief that cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace.
14 Points
The migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, increase in literacy rates among African Americans, and the creation of national organizations dedicated to African American civil rights contributed to the development of this movement in the 1920's and 30's.
Harlem Renaissance
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices led to this event.
Dust Bowl