OST American History Review Complete (Commonly Missed)

What is the homefront?

• Items sold to generate money for the war

• Information used to sway public opinion

• Covers the activities of civilians in a nation at war who did not go off to fight

• Name for the organization that collected spare rubber, tin, & steels for the war

US attempted to be isolationists at the start of WWII in the 1930s.

Which US policies reflected US involvement in Europe?

• Atlantic Charter

• Roosevelt Corollary

• 
  Cash-and-Carry

• Lend-Lease

• Monroe Doctrine

What does urbanization mean?

• Growth of farms

• Growth of rural areas

• Growth of suburbs

• Growth of cities

Match the following

• income tax

• 19th Amendment

• bans sale & manufacturing of alcohol

• 16th Amendement

• direct election of senators

• 18th Amendment

• women's right to vote

• 17th Amendment

What was the outcome of the Progressive Era?

• Americans expect gov. to fix problems of society

• Increase in income inequality
• Expansion of monopolies
• Decrease in government regulation

What is imperialism?

• The policy of stronger nations extending their power over weaker ones; already trending around the world

• Period of change in which the United States transformed from an agrarian society (farm) to urban society

• Attempted to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life

• When weaker countries would struggle and become extinct

After the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, the US wanted to....

• Keep expanding (getting more territory)

• Wanted to be isolationists & stay out of conflict

• Wanted to repay all war debts

What was the agreement at the end of WWI?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• 14 Points

• Monroe Doctrine

What was the debate over signing the Treaty of Versailles / joining the League of Nations?

• Germany would not let the US be part of the debate over the Treaty of Versailles

• US gov debated & wanted to punish Germany MORE

• US gov worried treaty would force US to give up territories

• US gov debated & feared the US joining the League would bring them into more conflicts

Select THREE ways the US showed they were isolationists after WWI

• Signed Four Powers Treaty

• Signed the Nine Powers Treaty

• Joined the League of Nations

• Signed the Kellogg Briand Pact

• Created an alliance with only China