America and World War I
This proposal for an alliance involved the possible loss of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona for the United States.
What is the Zimmerman Note
The First Red Scare that occurred following World War I elevated Americans fear of this group of people, who had increased in numbers rapidly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Who are immigrants?
In the 1930s and 1940s Blacks began to vote in favor of this political party.
What is the Democratic Party?
Executive Order 9066 established military zones for the placement of these US inhabitants. Their relocation was due to fears of their inherent disloyalty.
Who are Japanese-Americans/Japanese immigrants
During World War 1 “Hamburgers” were called “Liberty sandwiches” due to increased resentment toward this group.
Who are Germans/German-Americans
Some believe the passage of the nineteenth amendment, which granted women political rights, also caused more cultural and social freedom for women, as evidenced by these urban young women who changed their clothes and appearance to reflect a freer lifestyle.
Who are flappers?
This New Deal agency involved the restriction of crop production to help increase prices for farmers. It did not help sharecroppers, who were disproportionately black.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
She became the symbol to encourage women to take on industrial jobs while men were off fighting in World War II.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
This plan involved taking down the MAIN causes of war by proposing an end to secret alliances, disarmament and self determination.
What is the Fourteen Points
These two Italian men were convicted of murder and executed in 1927, despite a lack of strong evidence against them.
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
This New Deal agency provided government jobs for young men between the ages of 18-25. They jobs were typically done outdoors and they involved manual labor.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
This law overturned the Neutrality Act of 1939 because it allowed America to send war supplies to nations at war, rather than only sell them on a cash and carry basis.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
American officials arrested and deported thousands of immigrants during this event following World War I, evidence of the First Red Scare in America.
What are the Palmer Raids
Black artists and writers produced inspiring and uplifting works during the Harlem Renaissance. Many white writers in the 1920s on the other hand, produced work that took on a much more negative tone, often criticizing American life and society. They were given this nickname, indicating that they felt disillusioned with the world around them.
What is the Lost Generation
Doctor Francis Townsend and others criticized the First New Deal for not doing enough to help this group of Americans. Roosevelt responded to that criticism in his second New Deal.
Who are the elderly?
President Truman stated that he authorized the use of atomic bombs on Japan in order to “save American lives.” This is because the alternative American action to achieve Japanese surrender was this.
What is an invasion of Japan?
The Espionage and Sedition Acts placed limits on American free speech during World War I. This court case from 1919 affirmed America’s ability to place limits on free speech in the name of national security.
What is Schenck v. the United States OR Abrams v. the United States?
This 1924 law drastically reduced immigration to the United States, specifically by placing low immigration quotas on countries from Southern and Eastern Europe.
What is the National Origins Act
President Hoover attempted to initiate “supply side” or “trickle down” economics in the beginning of the Great Depression by creating this policy.
What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
At this conference toward the end of World War II, Allied leaders decided that Germany should be divided into four zones.
What is the Yalta Conference?