WW1
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace called?
The Fourteen Points
What musical genre dominated the Roaring 20s?
Jazz music
What was the economic philosophy of the 1920s and Calvin Coolidge?
Laissez-faire economics
The Dust Bowl
What was the nickname for FDR's New Deal organizations?
What is the name of the passenger ship the Germans sank with hundreds of Americans on it?
The Lusitania
Describe the Harlem Renaissance.
A period of great cultural achievement by African-American writers, artists, and performers in New York City.
What was the debate behind the Scopes Monkey Trial?
Evolutionary science vs. creationism
Name 2 causes of the Great Depression.
Stock market crash, bank runs, Smoot-Hawley Tariff, economic bubble
Why does Salazar think FDR is the GOAT?
Because he saved us from the Great Depression using an innovative set of social programs and good governance.
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
To get Mexico involved in a war with the United States, keeping them out of Europe.
Which event "ended" the Roaring 20s?
Black Tuesday
Which scandal sank Warren G. Harding's presidency?
The Teapot Dome scandal
What was Hoover's philosophy on welfare?
People needed rugged individualism, not help from the government.
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's third party?
Bull Moose Party
What did the Espionage and Sedition Acts do?
Forbid criticism of the United States government.
What was a downside of Prohibition?
Rise in criminal networks selling black market alcohol.
What is it called when products are designed to last for a short time?
Planned obscolescence
Why did FDR's court-packing plan encounter opposition?
It was viewed as a dictatorial consolidation of power.
What book famously captured the spirit of the Dust Bowl?
Of Mice and Men
Why did the United States not join the League of Nations?
Isolationists in the Senate did not want the US involved in foreign affairs.
Name 6 things the KKK opposed.
Answers include: Foreigners, Black people, Catholics, Jewish people, Internationalists, Evolution, Bootleggers, Gambling, Adultery, Birth control
Explain the immigration quota system.
Different countries of origin were given limits on numbers of immigrants coming into the country. Western European countries had much higher quotas.
Name one of FDR's New Deal organizations and describe what they did.
(Many answer options)
Describe the sequence in which European countries went to war to start World War 1.
1. Austria vs Serbia
2. Russia vs Austria
3. Germany vs Russia
4. France & UK vs Germany