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22 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 major things govt. control?
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industry, labor, transportation, agriculture, and communication
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change in politics
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What yr. was WWI over?
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1918
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battle
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What time period were the farmers in serious problems?
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1920s
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economic potential
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What year was the Espionage Act created and what did purpose did it convey?
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1917. The Espionage Act was for disloyalty or disaborination, duties in war, conveyed info. with intent to intefere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces in the U.S. or to promote the success of its enemies. The U.S. federal law passed shortly after entering WWI, on June 15, 1917. The Espionage Act also conveyed false reports or false statements with the intent to intefere without operation or success of military or naval forces of the U.S. to promote its success with whoever and whenever the U.S. is at war.
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document of 1917
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What was the Sedition Act of 1918?
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The Sedition Act was the amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917, which was passed at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson, who was concerned that dissent, in the time of war, was a significant threat to morale. However, the Congress repealed the Sedition Act on Dec. 13, 1920.
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law repealed-representation
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Explain the Anti-war element.
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The anti-war element included radicals of WWI in which capitalism----the system in which the means of production are owned by private people.
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strike
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What did No-Man's Land include?
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landmines
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nothingness
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Who were the 2 countries that fought against each other in which the war ended Nov. 11, 1918?
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Great Britain and Germany fought against each other for the infusion of blood, medicine, food, and anything else needed to survive. On Nov. 11, 1918, when the battle was over, the men of Great Britain flee and surrendered to Germany.
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land vs. power
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Who were involved with the Food Administration and did they do or eat for survival?
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Herbert Hoover was involved with the Food Administration when he worked in Europe in which the institute conservation policies is to conserve soil. Herbert Hoover introduced a meatless and wheatless diet system and instituted the Hoover Gardens. The Food Administration in many countries normally ate squirrel, rabbit, and horses for survival.
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"survival of the fittest"
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What did Bernard Baruch do for the War Industries Board?
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Baruch looked for new sources of raw materials, standardized small items, and built/refitted factories for the war effort for the War Industries Board.
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natural resources
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What did the War Labor Board do?
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They keep labor at peace and manage to compromise with labor. The govt. recognition for this increased 50% and women got equal pay for equal work as as the war lasted.
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entreupeneurship
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What did the RR Commission do for the economy?
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They standardized rates and schedules and were the Wild West of their time.
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"time is of the essence"
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What does CPI stand for and what was it significant for?
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CPI stood for Committee on Public Info. It was significant for building up war-time propaganda in newspapers, on posters, in movies, and the radio.
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commission
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What was the name of the king that created the Treaty of Versailles and who were the Big 4 Countries that wanted to get revenge?
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Louis XIV. The Big 4 Countries were Great Britain represented by David Lloyd George, France represented by Georges Clemanseau, Italy represented by Victor Orlando, and The U.S. represented by the documentation of the 14 pts. created during the great WW era.
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Paris, France
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What were some of the WW ideas during this time?
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open covenants and removing economic barriers among nations
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turmoils of war
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What were some of the responsibilities Germany must take in order to prepare for the war?
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reparations of $33 billion and eliminate army up to 100,000
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rendition of war
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Explain the groups that were part of the League of Nations during WWI.
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The League of Nation formed in 1935, which the two Axis power of the Great Assembly involved during this time was Italy and Japan. The Executive Council on the other hand had countries including G.B., France, Italy, and Japan for permanent members.
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Axis vs. Allied powers
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Explain about the groups that were part of the United Nations during WWII.
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The United Nations formed on April 14, 1905, in which the General Assembly had 155 members. The Security Council included countries from France, G.B., USA, the USSR of Russia, and the Republic of China for permanent members.
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Communistic country-Asia
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Where was The Hague located?
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Netherlands
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European country-rhymes with Iceland and Greenland
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What treaty was signed, yet voted down twice?
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Treaty of Versailles
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World War
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Explain the 1920 election.
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In the 1920 election, Harding was the new Republican president from Ohio who signed a separated peace with Germany in which the war ended.
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presidency-politics
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Explain the 1920s Jazz Age.
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In the 1920s Jazz Age, it was the second Industrial Revolution that was about consumer goods in which machinery and domestic items such as limited finite in urban area and city-base electricity were sold or installed into homes. Also, during the Jazz Age, cars were affordable by most middle-class individuals. Henry Ford made this all possible by moving assembly lines, workers were paid $5 a day and every worker were force to buy the only model at the time, the model-T or Ten-Lizzie which had a first-real sense of mobility. Of course with cars, later came the traffic lights.
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transformation of technology in means to get around
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