"Scary" Stuff
Post-War
Imperialism
Homefront
WWI
100
Considered the new “enemy” after WWI
What is communists/"reds"
100
Meeting where several countries agreed to cut back the size of their navy
What is the Washington Naval Conference
100
The Open Door Policy was a policy made by the US to maintain open trade with
What is China
100
During WWI, ______________________________ gained more opportunity in the workforce
What is women
100
In response to ____________________________________, America entered World War I.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare
200
Economic system in which everyone would share equally in society’s resources
What is communism
200
Gave employees benefits and was used to encourage workers to rejected unions and accept lower wages
What is welfare capitalism
200
What nineteenth century term allowed for the wealthy to justify the socioeconomic gap that existed between the rich and poor?
What is Social Darwinism
200
Made it illegal to print or publish criticism of the government
What is the Sedition Act
200
At the beginning of the war – the official position of the United States
What is is neutral/isolationism
300
The fear of communism in the United States
What is The Red Scare
300
Called on the governments in attendance to renounce war as a form of ending disputes
What is Kellogg-Briand Pact
300
Following the Spanish-American war, there was a debate over the United States should annex _____________________
What is the Philippines
300
The United States government paid for the war by raising ____________________ and by borrowing money from the American people through ______________________________
What is Income Taxes and Liberty Bonds
300
Germany's plan to wage a two-front war against France and Russia at the same time
What is the Schlieffen Plan
400
First person to invade the United States since the War of 1812
Who is Pancho Villa
400
Reduced immigration to the United States from European countries by setting a quota
What is the National Origins Act of 1924
400
Added "teeth" to the Monroe doctrine. Would make the United States a "international police power"
What is the Roosevelt Corollary
400
Created to convince Americans to support the war (helped create propaganda)
What is The Committee on Public Information
400
What was the important political outcomes of World War I?
What is the overthrow of monarchies across Europe, countries were weakened and broken apart, there was widespread political unrest
500
Using wartime laws that gave the government broad powers, A. Mitchell Palmer launched _______________________________
What is the "Palmer Raids" to capture and deport suspected radicals/communists
500
How did President Wilson’s vision differ from that of the other world leaders at the Paris Peace Conference?
What is President Wilson's 14 point plan called for fair trade, fewer weapons, the establishment of the League of Nations, but the other leaders wanted to punish Germany
500
What were the three main reasons for American Imperialism?
What is 1.) Economic reasons - for new markets and raw materials 2.) Military reasons - to establish military bases and fueling stations around the world 3.) Idealistic - Nationalism, Social Darwinism, and missionaries
500
How did the United States ensure that materials needed at the front were produced?
What is The government regulated industry through the work of the War Industries Board.
500
What causes the United States to enter WWI?
What is 1.) Unrestricted submarine warfare - the sinking of the Lusitania and Germany breaking the Sussex pledge 2.) The Zimmerman Note - Germany tried to convince Mexico to enter into a war with the United States 3.) Strong financial ties with European allies 4.) A shared ancestry
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