Unit 8&9

Question 1

Imperialism Causes

Answer 1

​Desire for new markets, raw materials, military strength, and cultural superiority.

Question 2

Imperialism Effects

Answer 2

U.S. gained overseas territories (e.g., Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico), increased global influence.

Question 3

Who were Imperialists and Anti-Imperialists?

Answer 3

Imperialists supported expansion and colonization overseas.

Anti-Imperialists were people who opposed the U.S. taking control of other countries or territories. They believed imperialism violated American principles of freedom, democracy, and self-government.

Question 4

M in main

Answer 4

Militarism – Arms buildup.

Question 5

A in main

Answer 5

Alliance

Question 6

I in main

Answer 6

Imperialism – Competition for colonies.

Question 7

Lusitania

Answer 7

British ship sunk by Germans, killed 128 Americans.

Question 8

N in main

Answer 8

Nationalism – Pride and independence movements.

Question 9

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 9

Germany asked Mexico to join war against U.S.- Germany would then help Mexico win back the Southwest U.S.

Question 10

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Answer 10

Germany sank ships without warning.

Question 11

How was propaganda utilized during WWI?

Answer 11

Posters, films, and speeches encouraged enlistment, bond buying, and conservation

Question 12

Give examples of how Americans at home helped during WWI?

Answer 12

Rationing food, buying Liberty Bonds, working in war industries.

Question 13

Describe the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 13

ended WWI; blamed Germany, imposed heavy reparations (war payments to the Allies)

Question 14

What is the League of Nations and why did the U.S. not join

Answer 14

international peace organization; U.S. didn’t join to avoid entangling alliances. America wanted to retain its power to declare war.

Question 15

What was the Red Scare? How did it influence immigration policies in the 1920’s?

Answer 15

Fear of communism led to anti-immigrant sentiment and stricter immigration laws.

Question 16

What was the National Origins Act of 1924?

Answer 16

Limited immigration, favored Northern Europeans, banned Asians. It reflected the nativist and racist fears in the U.S. at the time. Limited immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.

Question 17

What was the Great Migration?

Answer 17

Movement of African Americans from South to North for jobs. Wanted to escape the discrimination and Jim Crow segregation in the south.

Question 18

How did the Roaring Twenties show the struggle between traditionalism and modernism?

Answer 18

Conflict between old values (religion, rural life) and new (science, urban life, consumerism).

Question 19

What was Prohibition and what were its effects?

Answer 19

Ban on alcohol (18th Amendment); led to organized crime and speakeasies (illegal bars and saloons)

Question 20

What was the importance of the John Scopes “Monkey” Trial?

Answer 20

Debate over teaching evolution vs. religion in schools. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100.

Question 21

Describe the Harlem Renaissance. Who was Louis Armstrong? Langston Hughes? Billie Holiday? Zora Neale Hurston?

Answer 21

Cultural revival of African American art, music, and literature in NYC

Question 22

Louis Armstrong

Answer 22

Jazz musician

Question 23

Langston Hughes

Answer 23

Poet

Question 24

Billie Holiday

Answer 24

Jazz/blues singer.

Question 25

Zora Neale Hurston

Answer 25

Author and anthropologist

Question 26

What role did intolerance play in the 1920’s

Answer 26

Rise in racism, nativism (KKK, Sacco-Vanzetti trial), anti-immigrant sentiment

Question 27

What was the 19th Amendment? How did Flappers challenge social and cultural norms?

Answer 27

19th Amendment: Gave women the right to vote (1920). Flappers challenged gender norms with fashion and behavior.

Question 28

What were the Causes of the Great Depression?

Answer 28

Stock market crash, bank failures, overproduction, underconsumption, uneven wealth.

Question 29

How did Herbert Hoover’s economic philosophy worsen the Depression?

Answer 29

Believed in limited government intervention; relied on voluntary action..the government’s job isn’t to fix the economy.

Question 30

Describe the goals of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal:

Answer 30

Relief (help the poor), Recovery (boost economy), Reform (prevent future crises).

Question 31

What were FDR’s “Fireside Chats”? What effect did they have on the country?

Answer 31

Radio talks to reassure Americans; the chats built trust in the government.

Question 32

What is the FDIC and Social Security? How did those organizations help people during the Depression?

Answer 32

FDIC: Insured bank deposits and restored people’s faith in banks.

Question 33

Social Security

Answer 33

Provided retirement and unemployment aid.

Question 34

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

Answer 34

Jobs for young men (environmental projects).

Question 35

PWA (Public Works Administration)

Answer 35

Funded large public works (schools, roads, bridges).

Question 36

TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

Answer 36

Built dams, provided electricity to rural South.

Question 37

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

Answer 37

Jobs in construction, arts, and education.

Question 38

What was the Dust Bowl and how did it affect Americans?

Answer 38

Severe drought and farming practices ruined land; many farmers moved west (esp. to California).