War! What is it good for?
Name two problems with inflation that arose after the war.
-Low supply for high demand of consumer goods
-Price of crops fell after the war
-Wages of industrial workers fell
What was the Red Scare?
A panic in the United States about potential “communist” and radical people in American society
What was the Espionage Act of 1917?
An act passed by the US Government that allowed them to ban treasonous or seditious print media, and arrest people who interfered with the war effort
What were hamburgers renamed during the wave of anti-German sentiment in WWI?
Liberty steaks
List two actions taken by Germany that caused the US to enter the War
-Sunk British vessels with their U-Boats
-Sunk the cruise ship Lusitania
-Tried to get Mexico to invade the US
Name two reasons African Americans would want to move out of the South in the early 1900s.
-More industrial jobs in the North
-Less discrimination in the North
What was the League of Nations?
A group of nations formed to promote peace and diplomacy, a proto-UN
Which group led by which politician took control of Russia in 1917?
Communists led by Vladimir Lenin
Name three new military technologies developed in WWI.
-Machine guns
-Artillery field guns
-Poison gas
-Submarines
-Tanks and armored cars
-Airplanes
What did the US Government do to stop the Red Scare?
-Arrested a mixture of radicals and Eastern European immigrants in the Palmer raids
-Executed Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchists
Define imperialism, nationalism and militarism.
Nationalism - Emphasis on a nation (usually composed of a single ethnic group) as the most important identity
Militarism - Desire for war at the national level
Imperialism - Desire to assert one nation’s power over other nations and assimilate them
What were the Tulsa riots?
Racial riots begun when black soldiers tried to protect a lynching victim from white aggressors
Name three ways the United States prepared for war.
-National Defense Act expanded the size of the army
-Naval Construction Act built more warships
-Selective Service Act initiated the draft
Which two men were falsely imprisoned and executed after believing to have shot 2 at a factory near Boston?
Sacco and Vanzetti
Why did the League of Nations fail?
-It was a primarily American backed project -It didn’t have the approval of the US Congress
-It was mainly only adopted by the European powers
-Who proceeded to not follow its regulations
What do we call a piece of media, usually misleading in nature, designed with the purpose to persuade the audience of a specific, usually political, point of view?
Propaganda
Name one problems solved by the Treaty of Versailles and two problems created by the Treaty of Versailles?
Solutions
-Ended the war
New Problems
-League of Nations failed to create peace
-Middle East and Africa were not allowed to be independent
-Germany’s economy was crippled, leading to the rise of fascism
What new countries were formed after the war?
Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Why did Warren G Harding win the 1920 Presidential election?
He promised a return to “normalcy” and this was comforting to Americans after the war
What is a creditor nation?
a nation to whom other nations owe more money than that nation owes them