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What were the causes and effects of rapid industrialization in the late 19th century US?
Causes: Vast natural resources, technological advancements. Effects: Economic growth, rise of big business, urbanization.
What were the causes and effects of the Great Depression?
Causes: Overproduction, stock market speculation, bank failures. Effects: Economic hardship, New Deal, expanded government role.
What were the causes and effects of US expansionism in the late 19th century?
Causes: Territorial ambitions, Manifest Destiny. Effects: Annexation of Hawaii, acquisition of territories from Spain.
What were the causes and effects of US entry into World War I?
Causes: German unrestricted submarine warfare. Effects: Allied victory, but a return to isolationism.
What were the causes and effects of US entry into World War II?
Causes: Pearl Harbor attack. Effects: US as a superpower, end of the Great Depression, Cold War.
What were the causes and effects of technological advancements in the 1920s?
Causes: New inventions and innovations. Effects: Mass production, consumer culture, transformed communication.
What were the causes and effects of internal migration in the US during the early 20th century?
Causes: Job opportunities, suburbanization. Effects: Reshaped the country's demographics and urban landscapes.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
President during the Great Depression and WWII, implemented the New Deal.
Define 'Industrial Capitalism'.
An economic system where large corporations (trusts) dominate the market.
What is 'Laissez-faire'?
An economic policy of minimal government intervention in the economy.
Define 'The New Deal'.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression, involving social welfare, public works, and reforms.
What is 'Consumer Culture'?
A society where mass production and consumption of goods are heavily promoted.
Define 'Manifest Destiny'.
The belief that the US was destined to expand its dominion and spread democracy across the continent.
What is 'Isolationism'?
A foreign policy of avoiding involvement in the political affairs of other countries.
Define 'Arsenal of Democracy'.
The US role during WWII, supplying Allied nations with war materials.
What is the 'Bretton Woods System'?
The post-WWII international financial system established with US leadership.
Define 'Urbanization'.
The process of population shift from rural to urban areas, increasing the number of people living in cities.
What is 'Suburbanization'?
The growth of areas on the fringes of major cities.