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Unit 9: Global Polit

8th Grade SC History

TermDefinition
militarism when a country continuously builds up their military in preparation to use it.
alliances formal agreement between nations to come to another's defense.
imperialism policy where a strong nation dominates another weaker nation.
nationalism having a sense of pride in one's country.
industrialization development of industries for machine production of goods rather than hand made.
Zimmerman Telegram telegram Germany sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the US from the south and in exchange, Mexico would be able to win back Texas.
The Lusitania British passenger ship that was sunk by a German u-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans. It helped sway American opinion to join WWI.
Great Migration migration of African Americans in the south to go north or mid-west in 1910-1960.
Harlem Renaissance Period in the 1920s when African American achievements in art, music, and literature flourished. Jazz became widely popular.
Charleston Renaissance multifaceted cultural renewal that took place in the years between the world wars and helped create the city's tourist industry.
The Great Depression economic crisis that occurred world wide. In the US it started with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s.
The New Deal Series of reforms enacted by FDR's administration with the goal of ending the Great Depression.
Social Security Act Guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65;
Savannah River Nuclear Plant constructed near Augusta to produce the basic materials used to create nuclear weapons in support of the nation's defense programs.
Santee Cooper Project provided hydroelectric power from the Santee and Cooper rivers and improved navigation from the coast to the midlands through the creation of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie.
Doolittle Raiders Army Air forces who participated in an air raid during WWII that targeted major cities in Japan in 1942.
Tuskegee Airmen group of African American military pilots who fought in WWII. They trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama to protect bombers flying into Europe. Nicknamed the "red tails"
American Internment Camps camps created in the US for the purpose of confining people. In WWII Japanese Americans were targeted along with prisoners of war.
rationing setting limits on purchasing certain high demand items. People were issued a number of points or a ration book which showed you how much you could purchase.
Woodrow Wilson 28th president of the US known for WWI leadership. He created the 14 points post war plan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of the US responsible for creating the New Deal programs to help the nation get out of the Great Depression. He was also president during WWII.
Langston Hughes American poet and social activist who was a leader during the Harlem Renaissance
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Captain of the Tuskegee Airmen and was the first black commander of an integrated fighter wing as well as the first black general in the Air Force.
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