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What John Quincy Adams doctrine will the US violate with their involvement in WWI? |
Monroe Doctrine |
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How did the United States violate this doctrine? |
We promised not to intervene in European affairs |
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What are the three reasons for US involvement in WWI? |
The waters around Great Britain were declared a war zone by Germany.Russian Revolution Zimmerman Note |
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Describe the Zimmerman Note and why it cause Woodrow Wilson to declare war on Germany. |
This was a note sent from Arthur Zimmerman (foreign minister of Germany) to the foreign minister of Mexico asking for an alliance. If the US were to enter the war against Germany, Mexico is then to attack the US. If Germany was victorious Mexico would receive Texas, New Mexico and Arizona territory back from the US. We did not trust Mexico during this time period because Pancho Villa had come across the border and killed some Americans and now the Germans were making deals with the Mexican government to regain lost territory from the Mexican War. |
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What happened to the Zimmerman Note? |
It was captured by the British intelligence and handed over to Woodrow Wilson just at the right time to make sure Wilson would become very angry. Wilson, based on this note, will ask Congress for a declaration of war. |
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How many months did it take the US to enter into WWI? |
30 months |
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When did the US declare war on the Central Powers? |
April 6, 1917 |
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What were the twin goals for WWI from Woodrow Wilson? |
A war to end war. 2. To make the world safe for democracy. |
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What was Wilson’s plan for post-war peace which he delivered in January of 1918 to US Congress? |
Fourteen Point Speech |
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What were the first 5 points of Wilson’s speech? |
Proposed to abolish secret treaties, 2. Freedom of the seas, 3. Removal of economic barriers among nations (tariffs), 4. Reduction of armament burdens consistent with domestic safety, 5. An adjustment of colonial claims in the interests of both native peoples and the colonizers. |
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What did points 6 – 13 discuss? |
They address “self-determination” of countries, but only for European nations. |
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What did the 14th point discuss? |
He wanted to create a League of Nations (international organization to govern global security) |
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What was the Creel organization in charge of during WWI? |
Mobilizing people’s minds for war, both in America and abroad. Named after George Creel--journalist. |
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What memorable song by George M. Cohan would be created to describe the Americans arriving in Europe to fight during WWI? |
"Over there" |
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What were some examples of people in the United States going “war mad”? |
Some Germans were tarred, feathered, beaten and one was killed (and it was called patriotic murder). |
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How were names changed for Sauerkraut and hamburger to make them more patriotic? |
Liberty cabbage and Liberty steak |
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What breweries were thought to be questionable during WWI? |
Schlitz, Pabst and Budweiser |
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This Socialist leader will be arrested in 1919 because he was in violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 and actually ran for POTUS from jail. |
Eugene V. Debs |
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What did the Espionage Act prevent? |
Anti-American speech and press. |
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What was the IWW? |
Industrial Workers of the World—A radical socialist labor union also known as the wobblies” |
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What precedent was established in the SCOTUS case Schenck v. United States (1919)? |
Freedom of speech could be revoked when such speech posed a “clear and present danger” to the nation or other people. Yelling fire in a crowded theater is the example Oliver Wendell Holmes gave that is unconstitutional. |
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What famous Supreme Court justice will deliver the precedent in #21 and said that it was similar to yelling fire in a crowded theatre? |
Oliver Wendell Homes |
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What had to be instituted in 1917 to help solve our shortage of military men? |
Selective Service Act |
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How many men were registered from the draft? |
24 million |
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How many US men lost their lives in WWI? |
116,516 |
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How many men actually saw combat experience in WWI? |
About 200,000 |
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What was the responsibility of the War Industries Board and the Railway and Food Administration? |
Regulate and mobilize the US economy for war |
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This labor union and its leader helped support American goals during WWI? |
American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers |
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What was the name of the famous group that protested against US involvement in WWI? |
America Firstar |
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What industry will have the greatest strike in American history in 1919? |
Steel Industry |
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How will the strike be broken? |
They bring in 30,000 African-American workers to replace striking workers. |
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Where in Arizona did strikes take place which saw the shipping of striking workers to New Mexico and back to Mexico? |
Bisbee (Bisbee Deportation) |
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What name is given for the movement of African-American workers north during WWI? |
Great Migration |
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In what Southern city did a race riot take place where Black soldiers came into conflict with local residence over the policies of segregation? |
Houston |
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A popular prewar song of was “I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier”, but once the WWI started how was the title changed? |
“I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Slacker” |
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How did WWI present an opportunity for Women and Blacks? |
They both felt that fighting for democracy would bring more democracy to both groups. |
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What Constitutional Amendment will be passed in 1920 granting Women’s suffrage? |
19th |
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What Act in 1921 federally financed instruction in maternal and infant health care? |
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act of 1921 |
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What administration would future president Herbert Hoover be placed in charge of to help feed the US and its allies during the 1920s? |
Food Administration |
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Why were “victory gardens” created? |
To help grow your own food which would allow for food to be used for the soldiers. |
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What Amendment will be passed in 1919 making the WCTU and the anti-Salon League happy? |
18th |
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How did the United States finance WWI? |
Bonds, 16th Amendment, Corporate Taxes. |
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What is meant by the term conscription? |
Draft |
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What was different about the Selective Service Act of 1917 versus the one issued during the Civil War? |
You couldn’t buy your way out of service. |
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What is a conscientious objector and how many were there during WWI? |
Someone who says that their religion or beliefs prevent them from killing. 4,000 |
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What did many African-Americans serve as during WWI? Why? |
Cooks and service personal. They were not trusted being trained with guns, they might turn them on their white counter parts. |
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What did Russia do in March of 1918 which caused the Allies to have to confront hundreds of thousands of battle-tested Germans? |
They signed a peace treaty with the Germans—Treaty of Brest-Litosvk. |
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How many Russian, German, British, Austria-Hungarian, Italian and US men were killed in WWI? |
Russia – 1.7 million, German – 1.6 million, France 1.385 million, British – 900,000, Austria-Hungary 800,000, Italian – 462,000, US 53,000. |
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Why were American soldiers called doughboys? |
Because they were getting paid for fighting |
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On what day did WWI officially end? |
November 11, 1918 at 11am. |
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How did the US contribute to the Allied victory in 1918? |
Foodstuffs, munitions, credits, oil for this first mechanized war, and man-power. |
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What was the name of the treaty which was signed in June 1919 formally ending WWI? |
Treaty of Versailles |
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Who were know as the “Big Four” at the Paris Peace Conference? |
Orlando from Italy, Prime Minister David Lloyd George from Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France and Wilson from US. |
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When the Paris Peace Treaty turned into a punish treaty the Senators who were known for isolationism were better known as these? |
“Irreconcilables” or “the battalion of death” |
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Which US governmental body is responsible for ratifying treaties? |
US Senate |
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Why did Wilson not favor Asian, African and Middle Eastern self-determination? |
Thought it only applied to European nations |
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Why was the League of Nations a failure as an international peace keeping force after WWI? |
The United States never joined (Senate didn’t ratify the treaty) |
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Who was the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that didn’t support the Treaty of Versailles? |
Henry Cabot Lodge |
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How did Woodrow Wilson try and get the Treaty of Versailles passed by the US Senate? |
He campaigned around the country on the railroad. |
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What caused Wilson to fail to get the US Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? |
While on the railroad tour he had a massive stroke and his wife and cabinet took over the presidency for the remainder of his presidency. |
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Why were Senator Lodge and other critics alarmed by Article X of the League of Nations? |
It said that we were morally bound to aid any member victimized by external aggression—another form of system of alliances. |
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Who will be the Republican nominee for President of the US in 1920—eventual winner? |
Warren G. Harding |
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Who was elected VP in the election of 1920? |
Calvin Coolidge |
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What campaign slogan will Harding use to get elected in 1920? |
A return to “normalcy” |
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Why didn’t Theodore Roosevelt run for president in 1920? |
Died in 1919 after his son was killed in WWI—some say he died of a broken heart when his eldest son was killed in WWI. |
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Place the following into chronological order: Woman’s suffrage, Prohibition, Federal Income tax, Armistice ending WWI, Zimmerman Note, Treaty of Versailles, US enters WWI. |
Federal Income Tax, Zimmerman note, US enters WWI, US enters WWI, Armistice ending WWI, Treaty of Versailles, Prohibition, Woman’s suffrage. |
