World War I Causes
This term describes pride in one’s nation that helped cause WWI
nationalism
This type of German submarine attacked ships.
U-boats
This term means rising prices after WWI.
inflation
This new technology helped unify American culture nationwide.
radio
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This migration brought African Americans north for jobs.
Great Migration
This term refers to the glorification of the military.
militarism
This telegram proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
Zimmermann Note
This system allowed people to buy goods over time.
installment buying
This 1927 film introduced sound to movies.
The Jazz Singer
These women challenged traditional roles in the 1920s.
flappers
This music style defined the 1920s.
jazz
This alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Triple Alliance
This act created the military draft in 1917.
Selective Service Act
This type of market saw stock prices rise rapidly.
bull market
This baseball player became a national hero.
Babe Ruth
This term describes new opportunities for women in jobs and politics.
expanded workforce participation
This musician helped popularize jazz worldwide.
Louis Armstrong
The assassination of this figure sparked WWI.
Franz Ferdinand
This agency promoted support for the war through propaganda.
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
This practice involved buying stocks with borrowed money.
buying on margin
This aviator flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Charles Lindbergh
These devices made housework easier in the 1920s.
electric appliances
This writer celebrated African American culture.
Langston Hughes
This battlefront in France became the deadliest stalemate.
Western Front
This Supreme Court case limited free speech during WWI.
Schenck v. United States
This industrialist revolutionized production with the assembly line.
Henry Ford
This term describes the artistic movement that broke from tradition after WWI.
modernism
This term describes the changing role of women in the 1920s.
New Woman
This movement celebrated African American art and culture in the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance