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100

What was an unintended consequence from Prohibition?

The rise of organized crime

100

The Selective Service Act of 1917 stated:

That all males between the ages of 21-30 must register to serve in the military

100

President Wilson’s Fourteen Points for world peace proposed what idea to prevent future wars?

League of Nations

100

How did new technology make WWI different from previous conflicts?

Destructive technology meant the casualties of war were far higher and warfare became more defensive

100

Why was John Scopes put on trial?

He was a teacher who illegally taught evolution.

200

How was Henry Ford able to build a car that most people could afford?

He used an assembly line to speed up production

200

Another major cause of WWI stemmed from nations competing to colonize other nations and use their resources. What was this cause?

Imperialism

200

The money that a defeated nation pays for the destruction it caused in other countries is known as what?

Reparations

200

What does the 18th Amendment address?

Prohibition

200

What was President Hoover’s response to fighting the Great Depression?

He relied on private charities to help those in need.

300

What was a goal of the NAACP?

To make people aware of crimes against African Americans, support African american with lawyers 

300

The Zimmermann telegram told of…

Germany’s desire to turn Mexico against the U.S.

300

What happened to Germany’s colonies after the WWI?

Germany lost all colonies

300

Who was one of the leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance?

Langston Hughes

300

What led to the increase in farm production during the 1920s?

New technology

400

What led President Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war?

German submarines sank American ships.

400

What effect did propaganda have on Americans during WWI?

Anti-German feelings developed.

400

Militarism can BEST be described as:

A policy of making military power the number one goal of a nation

400

Describes the theory of laissez-faire economics?

Less government regulation over business would benefit the nation.

400

How did buying on credit contribute to the stock market crash?

People who bought goods on credit acquired debt they couldn’t pay.

500

What was the name of the treaty that punished Germany after World War I?

Treaty of Versailles

500

What event sparked World War I?

The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

500

The “Red Scare” in the United States was a result of what event?

Russian Revolution

500

Describes the ideas of the fundamentalists of the 1920s?

They believed that every word of the Bible was literally true.

500

Who was part of the Bonus Army?

World War I veterans who demanded a promised bonus ahead of schedule.