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| Imperialism | A nation's policy of increasing power by gaining control of other countries |
| Spanish American War | The explosion of the U.S. Maine leaving Cuba, led to U.S. involvement against Spain. As a result of America's win, U.S. gained control of Spain's colonies (Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico) |
| Yellow Journalism | Sensationalist news reporting during the Spanish American War |
| U.S.S. Maine | The explosion of this ship prompted news headlines "Remember the Maine" and led to involvement in the Spainsh American War |
| Rough Riders | Volunteer fighters organized by Teddy Roosevelt to fight in Spanish American War |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Rough Rider, President, took the Panama Canal, expanded |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | Roosevelt's foreign policy of using military force if U.S. interests were threatened |
| Open Door Policy | U.S. wanted all nations to have equal opportunity to trade with China |
| Boxer Rebellion | Chinese reaction to foreigners invading their shere of influence |
| Panama Canal | Teddy Roosevelt encouraged Panama to revolt against Columbia so the U.S. could build a canal. Canal connected Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and shortened travel time |
| Trench Warfare | new type of warfare in WWI-where most of the fighting took place |
| Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President during WWI, developed plan for peace called 14 Points, pushed for League of Nations |
| Versailles Treaty | treaty that ends WWI , very harsh on Germany, included League of Nations, U.S. never signed this treaty |
| Lusitaina | May 1915, German UBoat struck this British passenger ship killing 128 Americans, increased U.S. anger towards Germany |
| Zimmerman Note | secret agreement between Mexico and Germany in which Mexico was urged to attack the U.S. in return for its lost land in the US |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Wilson's Peace Plan that was rejected by European allies for going to easy on Germany |
| Rationing | "Meatless Mondays" and "Wheatless Wednesdays" |
| Liberty Bonds | Helped fund WWI, individuals and businesses purchased bonds |
| Warren Harding | President whose administration was involved with scandals. Campaign centered on a return to normalcy |
| Assembly Line | used by Henery Ford to increase production, lowered cost of cars |
| Prohibition | 18th amandment, made alcohol illegal |
| Harlem Renaissance | rebirth in Black culture, arts, music during the 1920's; Harlem (NYC) was the spot in the 1920's for Black Americans |
| Flappers | symbol of the 1920's, the new look for young, urban women, characterized by short dress and hair |
| Isolationist | The foreign policy of the U.S. after WWI Uninvolved with other nations |
| Red Scare | fear of Communists "Reds", anarchists, and immigrants during the 1920's |
| Supply and Demand | part of free enterprise system that sets prices: EXAMPLE: when demand is high and supply is low, prices are high |
| Herbert Hoover | President at the start of the Great Depression, blamed for not solving problems |
| Franklin Roosevelt | Defeated Hoover to become President in 1932, promised Americans a "New Deal" to solve depression |
| Black Tuesday | Oct. 29, 1929, day stock market crashed |
| Social Security | Most important New Deal Program that exists today; provides pension, unemployment insurance |
| Court Packing | FDR's plan to add 6 new justices to Supreme Court who would be in favor of New Deal |
| Fireside Chats | FDR's radio talks to nation |
| Puerto Rico and Phillipines | Land the U.S. gained at the end of the Spanish-American War |
| Lose of jobs | Major effect of the Great Derpession |
| Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Immediate cause of World War I |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Made the U.S. the police of the Wetern Hemisphere |
