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What are the causes of the Great War (WWI)? |
imperialism, militarism, nationalism, alliances, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
-assassinated by a Serbian in 1914 and his murder was one of the causes of WWI. |
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Central Powers |
a military alliance between: -germany -austria-hungary -bulgaria -ottoman empire |
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Allied Powers |
a military alliance between: -great britian -soviet union -united states -france |
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Woodrow Wilson said this during WWI |
"the world must be made safe for democracy" |
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Lusitania Crisis
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-(may 7, 1914) torpedoing and sinking of a British passenger liner |
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How did Woodrow Wilson respond to the Lusitania Crisis? |
by sending a "strict accountability" message to Germany
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What did WBJ do after Woodrow Wilson's response to the Lusitania Crisis? |
he resigned as Secretary of State |
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Sussex Pledge |
germans would not sink merchant and passenger (non-military) vessels |
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What did Woodrow Wilson say apart of the Sussex Pledge? |
"any little... (u-boat) commander can put us into war at any time by some calculated outrage" |
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What was the Sussex Pledge violated with? |
the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare |
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"Lions led by donkeys" |
a phrase popularly used to describe the british infantry of WWI and to blame the generals who led them |
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What does "lions led by donkeys" mean exactly? |
the brave soldiers (lions) were sent to their deaths by incompetent and indifferent leaders (donkeys) |
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Zimmerman Telegram |
(march 1917) stated that mexico should attack the US if the US goes to war with germany |
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Why did Germany need Mexico to go to war with the US in the Zimmerman Telegram? |
because they needed that advantage due to mexico's proximity to the US |
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What would Germany do in return for Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram? |
germany would give back texas, new mexico, and arizona |
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Versailles Treaty |
the compromise after WWI, that settled land and freedom disputes |
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What did the Versailles Treaty do? |
ended the state of war between germany and the allied powers |
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What did Germany have to do in the Versailles Treaty? |
had to take full blame for WWI, in order for the treaty to pass, among other things |
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Why did the US Senate reject the Versailles Treaty? |
because of the objections to the league of nations; the US would never ratify the treaty or join the league of nations |
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Sacco-Vanzetti Case |
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants chargers with murdering a guard and robbing a shoe factory in Braintree, Massachusetts |
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How long did the Sacco-Vanzetti Case last? |
from 1920-1927 (7 years) |
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti convicted on? |
circumstantial evidence |
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What did many believe about the Sacco-Vanzetti Case? |
that they had been framed for the crime because of their anarchist and pro-union activities |
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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
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a secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in southern states after the civil war |
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Who started the Ku Klux Klan? |
Nathan Bedford Forrest |
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Installment Plan |
an arrangment in which a purchaser pays over an extended time, without having to putdown much money at the time of purchase |
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Planned Obsolescence |
the designing of products to wear out or to become outdated quickly, so that people will feel a need to replace their possessions frequently |
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Liberty of Contract Doctrine |
freedom of employers and workers to negotiate the employment contract, including wages, hours, duties, and conditions with government interference |
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Teapot Dome Scandal |
scandal during the harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for money |
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Scopes Trial |
(1925) tennessee trial where teacher, John Scopes, was charged with teaching evolution |
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Who was John Scopes defense? |
darrow |
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Who was John Scopes prosecutor? |
bryan |
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What did John Scopes demonstrate? |
religious fundamentalists vs modernism |
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The ERA
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(1816-1824) a period of history referring to the presidency of james monroe, where the bitter rivalry between the federalists and republicans dissolved and the nation glowed with post-war triumph from the was of 1812 |
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1921 Budget and Accounting Act |
requires the president to submit an annual budget |
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What did the 1921 Budget and Accounting Act create? |
the office of management and budget |
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Socialism |
a system in which society, in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production |
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Hoovervilles |
shanty towns that the unemployment built in the cities during the early years of the depression |
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What does the name "Hoovervilles" show? |
that the people blamed Hoover directly for the depression |
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Who believed politically responsible for the Great Depression? |
Hoover |
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What are 6 causes for the Great Depression? |
-loose monetary policy (easy money)
-less restrictive fiscal policy (tax policy) -fraud in the stock market (stock price manipulation) -margin buying of stocks (not paying cash for the stock you buy, putting down payment on it) -weak banking system (poorly regulated) -inequitable income distribution (too many people at top making double the money; not equal) |
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Buying Stocks on Margin |
purchasing stocks (a portion of a company) on credit, hoping the price will rise and the stock can be sold for a profit before the loan comes due |
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"Beggar-thy-neighbor" Trade Policies |
economic policy through which one country attempts to remedy its economic problems by means that tend to worsen the economic problems of other countries |
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What was a major reason why the Great Depression lasted as long as it did? |
because of the "beggar-thy-neighbor" trade policies |
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The Dust Bowl |
(1930s) "dirty thirties" midwest environmental disaster that was caused by overproduction, bad farming techniques, and drought |
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Where did the Dust Bowl occur? |
in the great plains, kansas, colorado, oklahoma, texas, new mexico, and nebraska
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What happened to the great plains in the Dust Bowl? |
struck by a massive drought, top soil was blown away, and wheat became unable to grow, unable to farm, and many went west to work elsewhere |
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What are 3 international reactions to the Great Depression? |
-military dictatorships -fascism and militarism -totalitarianism |
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German Hyper-Inflation |
too much money that they didn't know what to do with |
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How much does 1 pound of bread cost within the German Hyper-Inflation? |
3 billion marks |
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1 pound of meat= |
36 billion marks |
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beer= |
4 billion marks |
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"Bold and Persistent Experimentation" |
Roosevelt did not know what admin would do to solve the depression, but he was willing to experiment |
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The New Deal |
(1933-1937) government sponsored programs implemented by president roosevelt to revitalize the economy and alleviate poverty and despair caused by the great depression |
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What caused the US to enter WWI? |
Lusitania Crisis |
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How many americans died in the Lusitania Crisis? |
128 americans |
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Name of archduke ferdinand's wife? |
sophie |
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Where did archduke's assassination occur? |
Sarajevo |
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Why did archduke get assassinated? |
because he declared war against serbia |
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President during WWI |
woodrow wilson |
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President during WWII |
roosevelt |
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which was is the great war? |
WWI |
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Wilson threatened to break diplomatic relations because of the event dealing with the ____? |
Sussex Pledge |
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What did WWI end with? |
the treaty of versailles
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