WW1
What immediately sparked the 1st world war?
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What does the 19th amendment do?
Give the right for women to vote
What was the term used to describe the makeshift homes of poor Americans during the Great Depression.
Hoovervilles
What country did Mussolini become the dictator of?
Italy
This was the iconic form of warfare fought in the first World War
Trench Warfare
This was the period of blossoming of African American culture and assertion of civil rights
Harlem Renaissance
What was one cause of the Great Depression?
Stock market crash
Big Business overproducing and laying off workers
Inequality of wealth, and low wages
Consumers buying on credit
Gambling on the Stock Market
Farmers overproducing
High tariffs
Who became the dictator of Russia?
Stalin
What did the Supreme Court decide in the landmark Schenck v. US case?
That freedoms could be limited in times of a "clear and present" danger.
What was the term used by corporations and stores to encourage customers to buy their new inventions?
"Buy now, pay later"
What did Hoover's policy advocate for in response to the Great Depression?
For Local Government and the people themselves to solve the issue of the Great Depression themselves.
What is the definition of Fascism?
Fascism: an extreme authoritarian political system that prioritizes the nation (or race) above individual rights
What countries comprised the Triple Entente
France, England, Russia
What does the 18th amendment do?
Prohibits the sale, transportation and manufacture of alcohol.
Who did FDR believe should address the Great Depression?
The Federal Government
What is the name of the King who allowed Mussolini to reform the Parliament?
King Victor Emmanuel III
What organization is created thanks to the Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 points?
The League of Nations
This was the fear of Communism spreading into America after the Communist Revolution in Russia
The Red Scare
This was the phrase of the policies FDR proposed upon entering office.
The New Deal
What did each of the 3 nations we discussed have in common, that allowed for the dictators to take power?
All were struggling with economic/political and social instability/issues after WW1