Term Review VIII World War I and the 1920’s

What term means loyalty to the interests and culture of one’s country? Nationalism

This all-white organization would verbally and physically attack minorities such as blacks, Catholics, and Jews. Ku Klux Klan

This is a national policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with other countries. Isolationism

Theodore Roosevelt’s volunteer force who fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War were called what? Rough Riders

What passenger ship carrying military supplies was destroyed by a German torpedo on May 7,1915? Lusitania

Who was a popular African-American blues singer that received national attention? Bessie Smith

What term is used to describe those who believe there is no god? Atheists

What law prohibited the distribution of information related to pornography, birth control, and sexually transmitted disease? Comstock Law

What term is used to describe the idea that only the strongest people, business, or nations are meant to survive? Social Darwinism

What term is used to describe a time of mass hysteria in the nation in which the government arrested thousands of radicals, some of them foreign born, increasing suspicion of foreigners entering the United States? Red Scare

What was it called when solders dug trenches and fought from there What was it called when solders dug trenches and fought from there? This was used exclusively in WWI. Trench Warfare

What term was used to describe people who were afraid of foreigners entering the United States? Nativists

What is it when the government has a requirement to serve in the military? Draft

What was the movement among black intellectuals and artists during the 1920’s which expressed the feelings of the community? Harlem Renaissance

What term refers to people who do not believe in any form of government? Anarchists

What term refers to people who believe the United States should acquire overseas colonies in order to maintain a strong economy? Imperialists

What term refers to a person who comes into a new country? Immigrants

What is it called when a writer produces sensational writing with a disregard for the truth? Yellow Journalism

Who was the famous mobster who smuggled alcohol during Prohibition? Al Capone

What was the agreement between the United States and European nations to keep China open to free trade? Open Door Policy

What were the German submarines that sank French and British merchant ships in the Atlantic called? U-Boats

Who was the leader of the United States troops in Cuba during the Spanish-American War? He was later elected President of the United States. (1901-1909) Theodore Roosevelt

What term described the agreement of mutual protection between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy? Triple Alliance

This term refers to Germany’s payment of costs to the victorious nations for its part in starting World War I? War Reparations

The Treaty of Versailles established this organization in order to promote understanding and discourage aggressions between nations. It lost influence because the US refused to join. League of Nations

This was a black writer who voiced common themes of the Harlem Renaissance in the innovative novel Cane. Jean Toomer

What type of music was developed by Black Americans and gained in popularity during the Harlem Renaissance? Jazz

This term refers to putting to death by hanging. Lynching

Who was the United States Colonel who eradicated malaria and yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone? Walter Reed

Who was the United States officer in charge of construction of the Panama Canal Zone? William Gorgas

What term was used to describe an era of increased economic prosperity after World War I in the United States? Roaring Twenties