Document added to the Monroe Doctrine that said the U.S. May exercise international police power in case of wrongdoing by Latin America
100
If the United States was a neutral country when war broke out in Europe, how did the United States become involved in war in 1917?
The Zimmerman note
100
What was the American Expeditionady Force and why was it crucial for the allied powers?
Regular army and volunteers who were trained for 3 months and then sent to war in Europe.
They helped drive Germany away from Paris
100
What does it mean when you buy stocks on margin?
You buy it on borrowed money.
100
How did Roosevelt show his support for equal rights?
The CCC and WPA gave jobs to many African Americans.
He also appointed Mary McLead Bethune to his administration
200
Why were Mexican citizens rushing to move to the United States in the beginning of the 1900s?
There was a revolution that lasted about 10 years.
200
For what were Liberty Bonds used?
To help Allies (food,supplies)
200
Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate his throne?
Austria hungry had a peace agreement
Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire quit
He fled to Netherlands because Germany was in disorder
200
Why did the banking system and business community collapse s part of the domino effect of the stock market crash?
Banks lost heavily on their own investments in the stocks.
Customers borrowed money from the banks to buy stcoks and were not able to pay back the loans.
200
Who were Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck and why were they important?
Singer, author, wrote and sang on account of the depression.
300
How did the United States take control of Panama? Why did Roosevelt want Panama?
The U.S. helped Panama win their freedom from Columbia.
It would allow the U.S. navy to link the Atlantic and Pacific fleet.
300
Why was the Battle of the Argonne an important battle in WWI?
German forces attacked and weakened.
300
Why did the U.S. Senate have a problem approving the treaty of Versailles?
The League of Nations power to use military force and it was unconstitutional
300
Whatbhappened with and who were the Bonus Army?
1700 WWI veterans who went to the capital to demand early payment of military bonus
300
What were the different points of the new deal?
Gave jobs to many people,
400
Before the start of World War I, which countries formed alliances with each other?
Austria Hungry and Germany
France,Russia,and Britain
400
What was the selective service act of 1917?
It required men between 21-30 to register to be drafted
400
What was the situation in Europe after WWI?
Factories and farms were destroyed. There were food shortages
400
What was one of the main reasons that Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover for president in 1932?
People knew that Roosevelt was going to give direct help.
400
What was the event that brought France and Great Britian into war with Germany?
German tanks rushed into Poland
500
What is a stalemate?
When neither side can get a significant victory
500
What effect did Russia withdrawing from the war have on the central powers?
The central powers werent ready for U.S. to attack
Signed the treaty of Brest litov
500
Who did U.S. citizens blame for the collapse of the stock market and eventually the economy?
President Herbert Hoover
500
What is the Judicial Procedures Reform Act?
Justices over the age of 70 were able to be replaced