WW1
America’s policy of staying out of WW1 as long as possible is known as:
Neutrality
In 1917, the Bolshevik party overthrew the Russian Czar, leading to the creation of what?
The Soviet Union
The U.S.S.R.
Who pioneered the assembly line and contributed to the idea of mass production?
Henry Ford
List 2 reasons why Alcohol was discouraged during WW1.
Beer is a German drink
Temperance
Need wheat for troops
What was the capitol of black America in the 20’s, where African American culture exploded out across the nation?
Harlem
The sinking of the Lusitania and the destruction of Allied shipping in the Atlantic is a part of the German policy know as:
German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
(G.U.S. Warfare)
What were the arrests and deportations made on suspected communists and anarchists in the United States?
The Palmer Raids
The cultural phenomenon of “Buy now, pay later” made what acceptable in the United States?
Debt
What increased as a result of the 18th amendment?
Organized Crime
What is the organization created by Woodrow Wilson designed to stop the Great War from ever happening again?
The League of Nations
What encouraged the Mexican government to fight on behalf of the Germans in the event that America joined the war?
The Zimmerman Telegram
What was the Act signed into law that restricted the number of immigrants allowed in the country?
The National Origins Act
What was special about the Model T Ford? (Why did everyone have one?)
It was affordable and easy to produce
What do we call the era of the 18th amendment, which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol?
Prohibition
What was the tragic irony of the League of Nations?
America does not join.
During the Great Migration, what were African Americans fleeing from in the South and what were they seeking in the North?
Jim Crow
High-Paying Factory Jobs
What organization grew in power as a result of the Red Scare and Nativism?
The Ku Klux Klan
How did companies advertise during the 20’s? (What did they use to get the message out?)
Radios
Movies
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
Name at least 2 prominent figures from the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
W.E.B. Dubois
Duke Ellington
These were put in place to organize the war effort at home and convert factories to make war material.
War Boards
Who was the labor Union leader who ran for president from a jail cell and spoke out against the war?
Eugene Debs
List at least 2 impacts that the mass production of the model T Ford car had on American culture.
Improved Roads
New Industries (Gas Stations, Motels, Etc.)
Vacation time
Suburbs
Why did women finally get the right to vote?
Contributions during WW1
(Nursing, Working, Etc.)
What new groups of people did the KKK target in 20’s?
Jewish People
Immigrants
Catholics