WWII
What did Germany not like about the Treaty of Versailles?
They had to pay reparations to the countries they went to war with / couldn't have their own army
MAIN stands for:
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What caused the Civil War?
Slavery
Why was it the roaring 20s?
The stock market was soaring after the WWI goods were cheap and people had credit to by things
Reconstruction
The policy of re building the south and protecting African American's
Who were the allies in WWII?
US
Britain
France
Soviet Union/Russia/USSR
What country becomes the first Communist country after WWI?
Russia
Underground Railroad was:
Secret pathways that led enslaved African Americans to freedom
What was the great depression?
The aftermath of the roaring 20s, massive unemployment - and inflation
Westward Expansion
US imperialism and annexation of western territories'
What did the Dumberton Oakes conference do?
Create the United Nations
What organization failed to keep peace after WWI?
The League of Nations
Dredd Scott Decision
New Deal was
economic programs that helped US get out of the great depression
Homestead Act
What was the result of the Postdam Conference?
The division of Germany into 4 zones
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A secret message from Germany to Mexico - promising to give them US land if they invaded
Sherman's Plan
The Anaconda Plan - to surround the south and strangle the south
What caused the great depression?
over production
under consumption
stock market crash
tariffs
Granger Laws
Laws Farmers passed to limit Railroad expansion
What was the Lend Lease Act?
The United States gave money to the Allies (Soviet Union , France , Britain) to fight the Axis (Germany, Japan, Italy)
Who was assassinated that started WWII?
Franz Ferdinand
What amendment ended slavery? What amendment gave everyone born in the US citizenship, what amendment protected voter rights from racial descrimination?
13th 14th 15th
FDR scandal was
Court packing trying to get more supreme court justices in
Why was the gold standard disliked?
It meant less money but more value - meaning wealthy were wealthier and poor were poorer