People
A major poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about African American life and identity.
Langston Hughes
A type of fighting in which soldiers battled from deep ditches (trenches), leading to long stalemates.
Trench Warfare
A cultural movement in the 1920s celebrating African American art, literature, and music.
Harlem Renaissance
The dangerous land between opposing trenches.
What was “No Man’s Land”?
A production method that speeds up manufacturing by having workers perform specific repetitive tasks.
Assembly Lines
Famous Jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance
Duke Ellington
The peace treaty that ended WWI and punished Germany with blame, military limits, and reparations.
Treaty of Versailles
A policy of avoiding involvement in foreign affairs
Isolationism
Who were the main members of the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
A musical style rooted in African American culture that emphasizes improvisation and rhythm.
A Black nationalist leader who promoted racial pride and economic independence.
Marcus Garvey
The movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to Northern cities during and after WWI.
The Great Migration
A system for buying and selling shares of companies, which grew rapidly in the 1920s
The Stock Market
The Main causes of WWI
Imperialism, militarism, alliances, and nationalism led to the war.
The name of the Movie we watched in class for this Unit
The Great Gatsby
President of the USA during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
An addition to the Monroe Doctrine stating the U.S. would police the Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Collary
Information (often biased or misleading) used to influence public opinion.
Propaganda
The Sinking of the Lusitania and German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare are all-
Reasons for the US entering the War
Organizations that controlled political parties in cities, often through favors and corruption.
Political Machines
Artist known for storytelling through paintings (Great Migration Series)
Jacob Lawrence
An international organization proposed to maintain world peace after WWI
The League of Nations
Payments required from Germany to compensate the Allies for war damages.
Reparations
A secret message from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance against the United States in 1917.
Zimmerman Telegraph
Corrupt Latin American governments controlled by foreign business interests.
Banana Republics