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What was the significance of the Annexation of Hawaii (1898)?
Expanded US influence in the Pacific and provided a strategic naval base.
What was the impact of the Spanish-American War?
The US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, marking a shift towards imperialism.
What was the significance of the Great Depression?
It challenged traditional economic policies and led to the New Deal.
What was the impact of World War I on the US?
The US entry in 1917 was crucial to the Allied victory, but the US returned to isolationism afterward.
What was the impact of World War II on the US?
The US emerged as a superpower, ending the Great Depression and setting the stage for the Cold War.
What was the impact of the Russian Revolution on US Migration?
Led to large-scale immigration to the US.
What was the impact of the automobile on US society?
Transformed communication, entertainment, and advertising.
What was the impact of the radio on US society?
Transformed communication, entertainment, and advertising.
What was the impact of the New Deal on the US?
Significantly increased the federal government's role in the economy.
What was the impact of the acquisition of the Panama Canal Zone on the US?
Expanded US influence in the Western Hemisphere.
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.