Chapter 11: The Early 20th Century (1890–1945)

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Hoover

________ initially opposed federal relief efforts, but later initiated a few programs and campaigned for works projects.

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Gangster Era

________ inspired many movies and television series.

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Consumerism

________ was fueled by the rise of household appliances and the advertising industry.

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Sedition Act

________ made it illegal to try to prevent the sale of war bonds or speak disparagingly of the government, military, or Constitution.

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Washington Conference

The ________ was held in 1921- 1922 and resulted in a treaty that limited armaments and reaffirmed the Open Door Policy toward China.

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Hoover had the ________ established to bail out large companies and banks.

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National Industrial Recovery Act

________ (NIRA) consolidated businesses and coordinated activities to eliminate overproduction.

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Harry S Truman

________ represented the US after Roosevelt's death.

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FDR

________ signed Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, creating first peacetime draft in US history.

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

________ (AAA) provided payments to farmers in return for cutting production, funded by increased taxes on food processors.

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Civilian Conservation Corps

________ (CCC) provided grants to states for their own PWA- like projects.

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Schenck

________ was arrested and convicted for violating the Espionage Act by printing and mailing leaflets urging men to resist the draft.

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New Deal

The ________ was a result of a powerful presidency and public confidence in Roosevelt.

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Harlem Renaissance

The ________ was marked by the growth of theaters, cultural clubs, and newspapers.

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major consumer

The automobile was a(n) ________ product in the 1920s and typified the new spirit of the nation.

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Germans

Allies fought ________ primarily in Soviet Union and Mediterranean until D- Day invasion in France.

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Nye Commission

The ________ revealed unethical activities by American arms manufacturers, leading to the passage of neutrality acts.

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Roosevelt

________ poured money into the military and worked to assist the Allies within the limits of the neutrality acts.

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Kellogg Briand Pact

In 1928, 62 nations signed the ________, which condemned war as a means of foreign policy.

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Germany

Treaty of Versailles punished ________, left humiliated and in economic ruin.

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Dust Bowl

Depression had a calamitous effect on millions of Americans: job loss, savings loss, homeless and shantytowns, rural farmers struggled, drought and ________, agrarian unrest, Farmers Holiday Association.

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Great Depression

Roosevelt's response to ________ was guided by Keynesian economics.

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Jazz

________ was popularized and became emblematic of the era, with Louis Armstrong as a major figure.

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Ku Klux Klan

________ grew to over 5 million members.

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1906 1922

The US occupied Cuba for 10 years (________), causing anti- American sentiments.

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D Day

________ on June 6, 1944 was largest amphibious landing.

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Soviet army

________ occupied parts of Eastern Europe, and Stalin wanted to create a "buffer zone "with "friendly "nations.

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Entertainment

________ saw growth in movies, sports, and literature with world- class authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

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WW2

________ affected almost every aspect of daily life and created new opportunities and tensions in American society.

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Teddy Roosevelt

Progressive presidents: ________, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.

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Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

The ________ allowed the president to reduce tariffs for foreign policy goals.

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Progressive Era

The ________ resulted in many reforms, including conservation, regulation of monopolies and trusts, and the establishment of federal standards in food and drug industries.

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Hawley Smoot Tariff

________ worsened the economy.

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Roosevelt Corollary

The ________ to the Monroe Doctrine, also known as the Big Stick Policy, was used to justify repeated military intervention in Latin America due to the assertion of a threat to American security.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Banking Act of 1933 created the ________ (FDIC) to guarantee bank deposits.

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Public Works Administration

________ (PWA) set aside $ 3 billion to create jobs building roads, sewers, public housing units, etc.

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Woodrow Wilson

________ won the election of 1912 with a policy of neutrality, but it posed immediate problems due to close relationships with England and relatively distant relationship with Germany and Austria- Hungary.

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Espionage Act

________ prohibited interference with the war effort or draft through the U.S. mail system.

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Supreme Court

________ upheld the Espionage Act in 1919 in three separate cases, the most notable being Schenck v. United States.

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Good Neighbor Policy

The US tried to adopt a(n) ________ in Latin America in 1934, but continued to promote American interests through economic coercion and support of pro- American leaders.

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Manhattan Project

________ of 1942 was research and development effort for atomic bombs.

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Labor Disputes Act

________ of 1943 allowed government takeover of businesses deemed necessary to national security.

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Rosie the Riveter

________ symbolized the millions of women who worked in war- related industrial jobs.

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Wilson

When war broke out in Europe, ________ declared US policy of neutrality, but it was complicated due to the close relationship with England and their effective blockade.

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Yalta conference

________ held in February 1945 between Allies (US, UK, USSR) to discuss the fate of postwar Europe.

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New Deal

The First ________ took place during the first hundred days of Roosevelt's administration.

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Harlem Renaissance

The ________ was a major cultural development in the largest Black neighborhood in New York City.

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Roosevelt

________ was an even more devout imperialist than McKinley, strongarming Cuba into accepting the Platt Amendment which committed Cuba to American control.

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Prominent leader

President Theodore Roosevelt

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Work-class Progressives' victories

work day limitations, minimum wage, child labor laws, housing codes

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Progressive presidents

Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson

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Known for "dollar diplomacy"

securing favorable relationships with Latin American and East Asian countries by providing monetary loans

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Factors contributing to the Great Depression

Europe's economy due to WWI and reparations, overproduction leading to lay offs and low market value, production outstripping ability to buy, concentration of wealth and power in a few businessmen, government laxity in regulation

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Depression had a calamitous effect on millions of Americans

job loss, savings loss, homeless and shantytowns, rural farmers struggled, drought and Dust Bowl, agrarian unrest, Farmers Holiday Association

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Hoover's most embarrassing moment

army attack on Bonus Expeditionary Force in 1932

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Most famous line of the speech

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fe

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