Untitled Flashcards Set

baker ID 7 QUIZ

Emilio Aguinaldo

Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain from 1895 to 1898, proclaimed Philippine independence in 1899.

insurrectionist

A person who participates in an armed rebellion against constituted authority.

pander

To cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others.

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Navy officer who emphasized the importance of sea power for national greatness and wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History."

Josiah Strong

American minister who linked Anglo-Saxonism to Christianity and promoted expansionism.

condemn

To express strong disapproval of something; to denounce.

John J. Pershing

American general known for leading troops against Pancho Villa and commanding American Expeditionary Forces in WWI.

Pancho Villa

Mexican Revolutionary leader who fought for the rights of the landless and engaged in cross-border raids.

Alice Paul

Suffragist and women's rights activist who led the National Woman's Party and advocated for an equal rights amendment.

Sixteenth Amendment

An amendment that allows Congress to levy an income tax.

Seventeenth Amendment

An amendment that allows for the direct election of U.S. senators by voters.

Eighteenth Amendment

The amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the U.S.

Nineteenth Amendment

Amendment that granted women the right to vote in 1920.

Marcus Garvey

African American leader who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated for African repatriation.

Langston Hughes

A poet who celebrated African American culture and contributed significantly to the Harlem Renaissance.

espouse

To promote or support a cause or belief.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

A novelist known for depicting the Jazz Age and authoring "The Great Gatsby."

Albert Einstein

Physicist who developed the theories of relativity and influenced the development of the atomic bomb.

Henry Ford

Founder of Ford Motor Company, credited with introducing assembly line production methods.

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist known as the father of psychoanalysis.

Committee on Public Information

Agency created to promote U.S. war effort in WWI through propaganda.

Richard Wright

Author known for addressing racial issues through novels like "Native Son."

John Steinbeck

Novelist who depicted the struggles of the Great Depression in "The Grapes of Wrath."

Dorothea Lange

Photographer who captured the hardships of the Great Depression through her images.

Mary McLeod Bethune

Educator and civil rights leader known for her advocacy for African Americans and founding educational institutions.

Civilian Conservation Corps

Public work relief program that employed young men for conservation projects during the Great Depression.

Social Security Act

A 1935 law that established a system of unemployment insurance and retirement benefits.

Works Progress Administration

New Deal agency that created jobs and supported cultural projects during the Great Depression.

Tennessee Valley Authority

A government agency that created jobs and provided electricity and economic development in the Tennessee Valley.

Keynesian economics

Economic theory advocating for government spending to stimulate economic recovery.

Neutrality Acts

Laws enacted to keep the U.S. out of foreign conflicts and maintain isolationism.

Operation Overlord

Codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy in WWII.

Executive Order 9066

FDR's order to intern Japanese Americans during WWII.

Battle of Midway

A crucial WWII battle where U.S. forces achieved a significant victory over Japan.

Battle of Iwo Jima

A major battle in WWII where U.S. forces captured a strategic island in Japan.

Manhattan Project

The secret U.S. project to develop atomic bombs during WWII.

Ida B. Wells

Journalist and activist noted for her anti-lynching crusade and promotion of African American civil rights.

Atlantic Charter

A pledge made by FDR and Churchill outlining goals for post-WWII order.

Lend-Lease Act

Legislation that allowed U.S. to support Allies with military aid before entering WWII.

Office of War Information

Agency that shaped public opinion and promoted patriotism during WWII.