US History Semester 1 Review

Shortly after midnight May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led his squadron into Manila Bay in

New technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to 

According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would

When the battleship Maine exploded, many Americans blamed it on

A method of propaganda in WWI used to sell the war to the American people was

Selective Service Act stated the order men were called to service was first determined by

____ invested in stocks, betting the market would climb so that they could make a quick profit.

The American Federation of Labor pushed for closed shops, meaning that companies

During the Depression, many state governors declared “bank holidays” to

Misleading information used to promote political causes or point of view of a government

During the Great Depression, many farmers turned their farms over to

Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants

During World War II, women were recruited into the military to

Rather than giving money directly to people in need, Roosevelt

In the New Deal, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration tried to help farmers by

Farmers on the Great Plains began to lose their crops during the Depression because

Political machines gave city dwellers with necessities such as jobs and housing in exchange for

A long period of rising stock prices is known as a

American support for Cuban rebels was fueled by

To inform and reassure citizens, FDR addressed them directly by radio in what were called

The event that led to the first declaration of war in World War I was

Supporters of annexing the Philippines believed that

In the late 1800s, support grew in the U.S. for building a large modern navy to

To protect loans made by stockbrokers to investors buying stocks on margin, brokers could issue

The Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Spanish-American War, granted independence to