Standard 4
This is when one nation takes control of the government and economy of another nation.
What is imperialism?
The United States government used this to try and persuade the general public to join the war effort either through enlisting in the military or participation on the homefront.
What is propaganda?
This President promoted "rugged individualism" and believed that it was not the government's responsibility to pull Americans out of the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This US President implemented the "New Deal" to get the US out of the Great Depression, and navigated the country through the majority of WW2.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This organization was created at the end of WW2 to try and resolve international disputes peacefully and prevent future wars.
What is the United Nations?
This is the idea that the strong dominate the weak; therefore, the Europeans believed they could take whatever they wanted to from other nations.
What is Social Darwinism?
This was the idea of the government asking their citizens to regulate how many resources they used on the homefront during World War I.
What is rationing?
This is when the government used large amounts of money to create programs like the Tennessee Valley Authority despite the fact they were not taking in enough tax revenue to "break" even.
What is deficit spending?
The Red Scare refers to Americans' fear of this specific ideology coming into the country through immigration.
What is communism?
What was the name for Lyndon Johnson's domestic agenda that included Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, Job Corps, etc.
What is The Great Society?
This type of journalism relied heavily on sensationalism and grabbing headlines that did not necessarily portray the whole truth.
What is "yellow journalism"?
This was a message sent to the German diplomat in Mexico that called for Mexico to go to war against the United States once Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This was created for the government to back people's money that was placed into the banks.
What is the FDIC?
This refers to the movement of Black Americans out of the South during the first half of the 1900s.
What is the Great Migration?
What event was used by President Johnson to explain greatly increasing troop involvement in Vietnam?
What was the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
This battleship was stationed in the Havana Harbor when it exploded, killing hundreds of U.S. sailors. This event was one of the main events that led to the start of the Spanish American War.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
This nation underwent a communist revolution and exited WW1 before it had reached its conclusion.
What is Russia?
This murder trial in 1921 became famous nationwide and showed some of the anti-immigration prejudice in the country.
What is the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial?
This movement celebrated the diversity of the Black American community through advancements in music (specifically blues...), literature, and art.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
How are the results of the Korean and Vietnam wars different?
Korea is still divided today, while Vietnam is entirely communist.
This was a contributing factor to starting WW1: The belief that your nation is far superior than another and you should only look at for your nation's interests.
What is nationalism?
This international trade decision made by President Herbert Hoover limited trade to the United States and ended up further harming the country during the Great Depression.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tarriff?
The Scopes ("monkey") Trial highlighted the tension in education between scientific thought and this religious way of thinking.
What is fundamentalism?
The United States cutoff Japanese access to this product, which was one of the contributing factors to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is oil?
This terrorist organization was responsible for organizing the September 11th attacks.
What is Al Qaeda?