A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that began the rise of the U.S. as a world power. The U.S. gained possession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as a result.

Ship canal cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States, it opened in 1915.

a position of not taking sides in a conflict

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.

required military service

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other

a new technology in WWI used for reconnaissance then later for fighting and bombing.

heavy armored vehicle which could travel over barbed wire and across enemy trenches; first introduced in World War I

Treaty that ended World War I - most important part was the forced blame on Germany and other allies

A world organization of national governments proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; It worked to facilitate peaceful international cooperation.

28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize

an arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future

a system for buying and selling stocks in corporations

a secret group whose goal was to restore white supremacy

the policy of protecting the interests of native-born OR established inhabitants against those of immigrants

the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States

young women in the 1920s who challenged social traditions with their dress and behavior

A literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that kindled a new black cultural identity in America (Jazz)

The day the stock market crashed; led to panic of 1929

the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

31st President of the United States who promised the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.

aid for those in need; welfare

A nickname for the Great Plains regions hit by drought and dust storms in the early 1930s

A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.

President of the US during Great Depression and World War II

the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope