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21 Cards in this Set
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LaFayette Escadrille
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• French Officers • American Pilots What? • Largely American Military Unit (fighting under French command) • Largely "unpopular" choice to America When? • the start of WWI (around 4/20/1916) Where? America / France Why is this important? • they were the first Americans to see WWI combat |
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Woodrow Wilson
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An idealistic, morality-driven, former professor that believed that it was his "religious duty" to advance democracy around the globe - fought for global self-determinism What? The 28th President of the USA When? 1913 - 1921 Where? America Why is this important? • 17th Amendment (direct election of Senators) (1913) • Federal Reserve Act (1913) • Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914) • World War I (1914-1918) • United States entered WWI by declaring war on Germany (1917) • Treaty of Versailles (1919) • 18th Amendment (prohibition) (1919) • 19th Amendment (gender suffrage) (1920) |
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RMS Lusitania
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Americans / Germans What? Titanic's Sister-ship When? 5 / 7 / 1915 Where? Off the shore of Ireland Why is this important? • German U-Boat caused the death of 128 americans • Added even more tension to Wilson's declared "neutrality" position |
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"Women's" Peace Party
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Jane Addams What? • the (almost) 3rd party • women, rallying in a time of war When? 1915 Where? Washington Why is this important? • from 3,000 members to 40,000 (1917) • women meeting to "bring the war to an end" • thousands imprisoned under the espionage act (1917) |
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Sussex Pledge
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Germany / United States What? A compromise / agreement : Germany: end U-boat attacks = US: adherence to international law (wouldn't wage war against the germs) When? 4 / 1916 Where? US / Germany Why is this important? • this (ultimately, broken) agreement was one of the key reasons for US entering the war |
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Zimmerman Note
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Arthur Zimmerman (german secretary) What? A telegraph about Germany's plan to team up with mexico to distracting US… = intercepted, infuriated Wilson. When? 3 / 1 / 1917 Where? US / Germany / Mexico / Britain Why is this important? - another key reason that the US entered the war |
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The Great Migration
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African-Americans What? move from rural south to urban north When? 1915 - 1920 Where? America Why is this important? • racial migration shift - long term ramifications: • AA - generation w/ access to EDU • = AA Officers - Big Deal |
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369/931D
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Soldiers / General Persian? What? African-American Soldiers that were basically sent to serve under French Command (racial segregation) When? 1918 Where? US / France Why is this important? - Because they were hailed as incredible fights in war, and basically spat on at home |
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Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilson What? A speech that was A) promoting almost-impossible idealistic goals/rule and B) meant to assure USA that the war being fought was moral cause and postwar peace in Europe When? 1 / 8 / 1918 Where? DC Why is this important? 1) wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2) 1 point (#14) made it into the treaty of Versailles ( = league of nations) - was the first international organisation whose mission was to maintain world peace. (later - UN) |
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Treaty of Versailles
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Woodrow Wilson (USA) Lloyd George (UK) George Clemenceau (France) Vittorio Orlando (Italy) What? One of the Peace Treaties signed after WWI When? 6 / 28 / 1919 Where? Palace of Versailles, Paris Why is this important? The Treaty of Versailles was put together at the Paris Peace Conference to set the terms for the defeated Allied (Central) Powers - normally, the defeated with the victor to came together to develop a treaty, however the Triple Alliance was not allowed at this meeting. The results of this treaty/meeting/discussions sewed many seeds for WW2 |
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Legacy of WWI
• Influenza Epidemic • Red Scare • Election of 1920 • Economic Instability in Europe - Re-ermgence of KKK |
• 20-40 million people died
• anti-radical hysteria provoked by a fear and anxiety that a (China-like) revolution in America was imminent • Warren G. Harding (Republican) |
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Pan-Africanism
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Marcus Garvey (and all Africans) What? A movement seeking to unify African people into "One African Community" When? the early 1900s Where? Africa / World / US Why is this important? • While, it failed… it did encourage the community of African-Americans in the US to develop their own Culture • Led to United Negro Improvement Association • Sewed seeds for Black Separatism |
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Henry Ford
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- prominent American industrialist - founder of the Ford Motor Company What? - sponsored the development of the assembly line technique of mass production - payed $5 / day ( vs $1) to stimulate economy… = people buying more cars… When? Where? Why is this important? |
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J.P. Kennedy
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Stock Speculation
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Flappers
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Celebrities of the 1920s
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"Lost Generation"
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Harlem Renaissance
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National Origins Act
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Teapot Dome
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