Unit 4 Study Guide (SSUSH16–SSUSH19)

A collection of flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts related to the Roaring 20s, Great Depression, New Deal, and World War II.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Germany’s policy of sinking ships without warning using U-boats.

Lusitania

Passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915, killing Americans and increasing anti-German sentiment.

Zimmerman Telegram

Communications from Germany promising Mexico land back if it joined Germany in WWI.

Great Migration

Movement of ~500,000 African Americans from the South to Northern cities for jobs and to escape discrimination.

League of Nations

International peace organization proposed by Wilson, rejected by the U.S. Senate.

Communism

Economic/political system advocating for shared ownership, feared during the Red Scare.

Harlem Renaissance

Cultural explosion of African American art, music, and literature centered in Harlem.

Prohibition (18th Amendment)

Constitutional amendment that banned alcohol, leading to bootlegging and organized crime.

19th Amendment

Constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote, ratified in 1920.

Stock Market Crash (1929)

Panic selling leading to a significant economic downturn and loss of wealth.

Dust Bowl

Environmental disaster in the Great Plains caused by drought and over-farming, leading to migration.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

U.S. president elected in 1932, initiated New Deal programs to combat the Great Depression.

Social Security

System providing income support for retirement, disability, and survivors created by the Social Security Act.

New Deal

FDR's set of programs aimed at relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.

Atomic Bombs

Weapons used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that led to Japan's surrender and the end of WWII.

Pearl Harbor

Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, that resulted in U.S. entry into WWII.

D-Day

Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marking a turning point in the European theater.

Executive Order 9066

Order that led to the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Hoovervilles

Shantytowns named to blame President Hoover for the Great Depression's effects.

Speculation

Risky investing practices, including buying on margin, that inflated the stock market.