US History Review

Flashcards reviewing key concepts and events from US History lectures between 1900 and 1945.

Limited Internationalism (1920s)

Economic involvement without political commitments, exemplified by the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

US Foreign Policy in the 1920s

Treaties and diplomacy to maintain peace, while avoiding the League of Nations.

US Foreign Policy in the 1930s:

Increased isolationism due to the Great Depression and disillusionment from WWI, leading to the passage of Neutrality Acts.

Shift in American Attitudes by 1941

Shift in public opinion towards global engagement to protect democracy and security, spurred by Axis aggression and the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Great Migration

The movement of African Americans to the North for job opportunities and military service.

New Deal

Federal programs implemented in response to the Great Depression to provide relief, recovery, and reform, marking a redefinition of American federalism.

FDR's New Deal

Expansion of federal authority and direct aid to citizens due to the inability of states to handle the economic collapse alone.

Federal Government in WWII

Federal control over the economy, rationing, and production during World War II, leading to the federal government becoming central in daily life and economic planning.

Progressive Era Reforms

Antitrust laws, consumer protections, and labor reforms aimed at regulating business and protecting consumers.

Labor Movement

Strikes, union growth, and the push for workers' rights.

New Deal Reforms:

SEC, Social Security, and the Wagner Act, representing federal regulation of the economy.

WWII Reforms

Government directed industry for wartime production.

Progressive Era

Expanded democratic participation through direct elections and reform laws.

New Deal

Redefined democracy as economic security through Social Security and job programs.

World War II

Framed as a fight to defend democracy globally, despite contradictions such as segregation and internment at home.

Post-WWII United States

Emerged as a global leader after World War II, helping form the UN and NATO.

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty and U.S. rejection of the League of Nations weakened global order.

International Cooperation Failure

A lack of strong institutions to check aggressors in the 1930s.