Imperialism to Great Depression Test Flashcards
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President who led the US through the Great Depression and WWII
The New Deal
Roosevelt’s new policies to address social security
Social Security
A federal insurance program, which was a part of the New Deal, that provides benefits to people low on money
Speculation
The practice of taking part in risky business ventures in the hopes that a quick or large profit can be made
Vladimir Lenin
Founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, and first head of the Soviet state
Russian Revolutions
Revolutions that happened in Russian when the government (and the country as a whole) was weak
Fourteen points
President Wilson’s proposal for a peace settlement between the Allied powers and the Central powers at the end of WWI
Trench warfare
When armies dig deep trenches in the ground where they live and sleep
League of Nations
An organization originally proposed in Wilson’s 14 points that was formed with the goal of promoting international peace
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy against Russia
Triple Entente
United Kingdom, France, and Russia against Germany
Spark of WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty which officially ended WWI that had many conditions for Germany to end the war
Nationalism
A strong feeling of loyalty or devotion to one’s country of origin
Jingoism
Your nation is superior to other nations
social Darwinism
survival of the fittest
USS Maine
The boat sent to Cuba that later exploded
Yellow Journalism
A type of journalism that exaggerates or sensationalizes stories to sell papers
Woodrow Wilson
The president who led the US during WWI
Teddy Roosevelt
A progressive president of the US with a strong foreign policy
Causes of the Great Depression
Banks failed cause people couldn’t pay back their loans, there was a uneven distribution of wealth, no government regulation of banks, lack of demand for agricultural products
“peace without victory”
Means that the powers should resolve their differences without one side winning or dominating the other
Causes of the Spanish American War
US’s support of Cuba gaining its independence from Spain and the sinking of USS Maine
How did lack of government regulations on banking led to the Great Depression?
The government didn’t regulate how much money they had on hand and the interest rates of loans, which led banks to fail.
How did WW1’s need for resources lead to economic strife for American Farmers?
European farmers couldn’t produce as many agricultural powers after WWI, so US farmers spent money to produce food, then a worldwide surplus happened, lowering the cost of food, so farmers couldn’t pay back the banks.
