Great Depression
This was a 52% tariff on European goods, making it nearly impossible to buy/sell with Europe
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Initial Triple Entente (Allied Powers)
What was Britain, France, Russia
Increased public opinion with effective propaganda
What is the Creel Committee on Public Spirit
2nd industrial revolution fueled by
Automobiles, returning veterans, assembly line
WWI ended on
November 11, 1918, 11:00AM
What led to the Great Depression?
Overproduction and underconsumption following WWI
Reasoning for countries going to war (Not Archduke Assassination)****
Silenced opposition to war, Germans were heavily discriminated against
What is the Espionage and Sedition Acts
Farmers debt, massive social change, lack of strong political leadership
This New Deal program provided 2.5 million jobs for young men
What is the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
This President received bad press before the upcoming 1932 election because of the "Bonus Army"
Who was Herbert Hoover
What was the American policy before entering the war?
Officially neutral, unofficially supporting the Brits
Told manufactures what to make, fixed prices, guaranteed profits
WIB (War Industries Board)
Coal is down post war, this takes over
Railroads and steel are down, this takes over
Electricity, trucking (automobiles)
This New Deal program built roads, bridges, schools etc.
(PWA) Public Works Admin
Following Hoover, FDR wins in a landslide and is aided by his advisors called the "Brain Trust"--- they come up with programs known broadly as...
What is the New Deal
Sunk by Germany killing American civilians, outrages Americans
What is the Lusitania?
In Wilson's 14 points, he wants something the United States will refuse to pass through Senate and adopt
What is joining the League of Nations
Many Black individuals responsible for massive cultural and literary developments in American culture
Harlem Renaissance
Favored "old immigrant" countries, reduced Asian and Slavic immigrants
1924 Immigration Restriction
1933 Federal Emergency Relief Admin (FERA)
Apart of New Deal, gave 500mil to states to provide direct aid to people
Sent by Germany to Mexico offering America's land if Mexico declares war on the United States
What is the Zimmerman Telegram
Here, the big four were in attendance and forced Germany to accept reparations + war guilt
What is the Treaty of Versailles
This person led the "Soviet Ark" deportations, targeting immigrants and union organizers
Who was Mitchell Palmer
Fear of communisms spread, increases Xenophobia in the United States
Red Scare