Unit 7 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. growth of African-American artistic creativity during the 1920s, centering in the community of Harlem, NY.
  2. 4. 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations.
  3. 7. Attorney General who rounded up many suspects who were thought to be un-American and socialistic; he helped to increase the Red Scare after WWI
  4. 8. constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
  5. 12. Quota Act-Red scare led to immigration restrictions as wterm-6ell
  6. 13. Treaty that ended the Spanish-American War
  7. 15. A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production--usually everyone receiving equal portions. Eugene Debs founder of the American Socialist party
  8. 16. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947).
  9. 19. series of conflicts between the U.S. and Spain in 1898 begins due to Yellow Journalism the DeLome Letter and USS Maine—in the end the U.S. gains Guam and Puerto Rico as territories, Cuba becomes independence, and the Philippines is sold to the U.S. for $20 million.
  10. 21. Conflict that starts due to Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. The Allies (Russia, France, Britain, Italy, United States) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire) from 1914 to 1918
  11. 22. Most popular way of communication in the 1920s--created a national culture
  12. 23. Popular form of entertainment beginning in the 1920s & became a way for Americans to "get away from reality"--led to the "golden age" of Hollywood. Helped create a national culture
  13. 24. Philosophical & artistic movement in the 1920s inspired by European artists that marked the beginning of the "art deco" style--furniture created using modern materials--aluminum, plastic, & glass--inspired the building of skyscrapers
  14. 27. manufacturing, consumption, & transportation of alcohol was made illegal.
  15. 28. an extension of the Monroe Doctrine under which the U.S. claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.
  16. 30. Conflict between 1899-1902 that was instigated by the outcome of the Spanish-American War--rebel forces were led by Emilio Aguinaldo against the Americans--they believed independence had been promised to them.
  17. 31. musical movement the originated in New Orleans and gradually moved north during the 1920s.
  18. 32. message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the U.S. entered World War I.
  19. 33. A political and economic system spearheaded by Karl Marx where factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the government (usually a dictatorship) & no private property allowed.
  20. 34. association of countries established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace.
Down
  1. 1. fear of communist takeover.
  2. 3. laws that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I.
  3. 5. leader of the American Socialist Party; found guilty under the Espionage & Sedition Acts for giving anti-war speeches
  4. 6. the decade of the 1920's which got this nickname because of the times prosperity and excitement-speakeasies, bootleggers, flappers
  5. 9. refusal to take part in a war between other nations
  6. 10. Father of Communism
  7. 11. In January 1917 the Germans announced that the submarines would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain (Example Lusitania)
  8. 14. 26th President, from 1901-1909, passed two acts that purified meat, took over in 1901 when McKinley was shot, Went after trusts, formed the "Bull Moose Party", wanted to build the Panama canal, and make our Navy ( military stronger )
  9. 17. Raids (Led by A. Mitchell Palmer) series of searches of people's homes & personal belongings during the early 1920s resulting from this fear.
  10. 18. the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
  11. 20. policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.
  12. 21. 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize
  13. 25. large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to North cities in the early 20th century.
  14. 26. principles making up Pres. Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I.
  15. 29. Shortcut 50 miles long between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans built by the United States during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency.