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Which country accepted war guilt for WWI?
Germany/ Nazis
Dollar diplomacy was ____ foreign policy.
( If wrong, points can be redeemed IF you can accurately define Dollar Diplomacy)
Taft
Increase American influence in Latin America by giving them money instead of military intervention
What two things were required of American settling in Texas?
Convert to Catholicism and follow Mexican law (Citizenship)
Fighting from deep ditches protected by barbed wire is called what?
Trench warfare
What two battles of the civil war were fought in the North?
Antietam & Gettysburg
What is a Conscientious Objector?
Someone who morally objects to war/ participating in war
Which example of chemical warfare was developed to clear the jungle?
Agent Orange
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America was president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was one effect of the development of interchangeable parts on production?
efficacy, making more in less time.
What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor?
Push - makes you want to leave your country, bad stuff, genocide, food insecurity, natural disasters etc.
Pull - things that attract you to move to a new nation, good things like freedom, marriage, high wages, higher standard of living etc.
An agreement is end fighting is called what? (stands with an "A"
Armistice
How did WWI impact the American economy?
Improved our economy, took us out of the Great Depression
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, believing they took jobs from Americans for lower wages?
Nativists
Which of the following was a primary goal of the Progressive Era?
REFORM! Correct all the messes of the Gilded Age
The Vietcong were a communist rebel group in _ of Vietnam.
South
Define Domino Theory
Belief that if one nation falls to Communism its neighbors would soon become Communist.
What is the main focus of the Schenck v. US case?
Freedom of speech during times of war
What is Habeas Corpus?
(civil war)
Clause in the Constitution that says the government has to provide a reason for why they arrest someone
In Latin means "You have the body"
What is appeasement and provide an example
Appeasement - making concessions to avoid war
Allied turning he other cheek when Hitler built up his military DESPITE this being a violation of the Treaty of Versailles
What 2 factors led to the Dust Bowl?
Poor farming techniques and series of bad weather
Define "White Man's Burden" & its effects on imperialism.
Promoted imperialism & White Man's Burden is the belief that western societies have a moral obligation to civilize/Christianize societies deemed uncivilized.
M.A.I.N. ?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
What is the difference between Yellow journalism and Muckraking?
Yellow journalism- exaggerated stories to boost American support for Cuba during their war for independence from Spain.
Muckraking- Journalism stories that exposed public health concerns, child labor, organized crime during the Gilded Age.
Could not collect taxes
No military
No central government (Executive branch)
Summarize the Gulf of Tonkin incident
USS Maddox is torpedoed then a few days later USS Turner Joy is torpedoed, US retaliation justified American intervention in Vietnam