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67 Cards in this Set
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Who did Woodrow Wilson criticize?
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past republican administrations for being too involved in foreign policy; too imperialistic
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Who came into the U.S. killing Americans hoping to make Wilson think that he should destroy the Mexican army?
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Pancho Villa
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Who did Wilson send to Mexico to capture Villa?
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John J "Blackjack" Pershing
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What were the causes of World War I?
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1. The forming of alliances
2. Revenge 3. Modern weapons 4. Nationalism |
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Who was the triple alliance?
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The Austro-Hungarian empire
Germany Italy |
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Who was the triple entente?
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France
Britain Russia |
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How did Austria want to strengthen their empire?
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annex more territory; it looked to Serbia
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Who did The Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist group, decide to kill?
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Franz Ferdinand, the arch duke of Austria
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What is the spark that starts World War I?
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the killing of Franz Ferdinand
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After receiving permission from Germany, _________ declared war on _________.
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Austria, Serbia
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What did Germany's plan of attack call for?
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Germany to march through neutral Belgium and defeat France 1st and then attack Russia
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What did marching through neutral Belgium cause?
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Britain to declare war on Germany
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What were the two opposing sides in WWI
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central powers and allied powers
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who were the central powers?
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Germany
Austria Ottoman Empire |
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Who were the allied powers?
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Italy
Russia France Britain U.S. |
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What was Wilsons response to the war?
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to remain neutral
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What ship sank in May 1915 after being struck by a German torpedo?
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A British ship, Lusitania
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What did the sinking of the Lusitania cause the U.S. to do?
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to see Germany as the evil side of the conflict
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Who encouraged the U.S. to send supplies to Britain hoping ships would be sunk and bring the U.S, into war
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Winston Churchill
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What French ship was torpedoed?
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Sussex
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What pushed the U.S. into war?
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Arthur Zimmermann sent a message to Mexico asking them to attack the U.S.
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What did Wilson's speech "Peace without Victory" say?
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asked European countries not to be hard on one another at the end of the war
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Congress established this to oversee the production of war materials
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War Industries Board
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Congress established this to help industries save money
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Day light saving time
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Congress established this to help with problems between labor and management
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National War Labor Board
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Congress passed this requiring men to register for the draft
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Selective Service Act
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Where were women not allowed?
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army
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One of the most decorated units of the war
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369th Harlem Hell Fighters
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Americans that did not want to fight because of religious reasons
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conscientious objectors
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Congress passed this to stop people from speaking or writing against the war
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Sedition Act
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Who was arrested for violating the Sedition Act?
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Eugene Debs
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What made Wilson wonder if he should stop sending men to Europe?
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an outbreak of the flu
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Who did Germany take to Russia where he started the Bolshevik Revolution
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Vladimir Lenin
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What allowed Russia to get out of the war early
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Russia signed The Treaty of Brest Litovsk with Germany
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The Treaty of Versailles
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1. Germany gave up all Colonial holdings
2. Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established 3. Germany had to pay large reparations 4. Rhineland was created to be free of German troops 5. Reduced Germany Army to 100,000 6. Wilsons 14 points-established the league of nations |
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The U.S. never became a member of the league because _______ refused to allow it to come up for a vote
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Who campaigned for the league so much he had a stroke
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Wilson
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Who was put in charge of the FBI
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J Edgar Hoover
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18th amendment
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prohibition
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19th amendment
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suffrage-womens right to vote
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Who were the 3 presidents of the 1920's
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Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
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What kind of attitude did the 3 presidents of the 1920s have?
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a Laissez Faire attitude toward business
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Who developed the assembly line for manufacturing his model Ts
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Henry Ford
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During the twenties, companies encouraged Americans to....
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"buy now and pay later"
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In the 20's, people wanted to...
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"get rick quick"
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Investors could buy on margin ________ of the price
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10%
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What was fueled by credit that was too easily available
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land boom in Florida
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what encouraged borrowing
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federal reserve board
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How did the automobile change the U.S.
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1. people moved out of the city
2. reduced isolation on the farm 3. it made farm work easier 4. oil industry boomed 5. allowed young adults to get out from under the eyes of their parents |
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Ways America was becoming homogenized
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1. the automobile
2. restrictive immigration laws 3. the movies 4. radio |
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What did the U.S. sign during the 20's renouncing war as a way to settle differences
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Kellog-Brand Pact
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this was passed by US congress and helped Germany make its reparation payments
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Dawes Plan
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Who wrote "The Great Gatsby" about the pointless lives of wealthy pleasure seekers
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F Scott Fitzgerald
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Who wrote "Babbitt" about an american businessman who had to have every gadget on the market
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Sin Clair Lewis
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Who left the US for England after becoming tired of american materialism
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T.S. Eliot
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The Harlem Renaissance was a rebirth of African American culture
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1. Langston Hughes-african american poet
2. paul robeson-stage actor 3. louis armstrong-introduced jazz to white america |
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Who was president that allowed businesses to operate with very little operation
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Calvin Coolidge
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By the end of the 1920s, who was controlling the sale of alcohol
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Al Capone
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Who was arrested for violating the law that you could not teach evolution
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John Scopes
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The most popular man in America during the 20's and made the first trans-atlantic flight
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Charles Lindbergh
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Why were americans afraid of unions?
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Because of their association with the communist party of the US
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Businesses used these tactics to slow their growth
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1. welfare capitalism offered employ benefits
2. The american plan |
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Congress passed this decreasing immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe
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National Origins Act
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What did communities establish to prevent certain groups from moving into neighborhoods
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restricted covenents
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Who was president in 1928 who failed to see the economic problems of the future
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Herbert Hoover
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What happened on Oct 24, 1929 that brought on the depression
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the stock market crashed
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What were two causes of the depression
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overproduction of goods and credit that was too easily available
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