WW1 Pre-America
Under the Sedition Act, it became illegal to:
Criticize the war or the government.
(BONUS)
The Selective Service Act did what?
Instituted a draft
Henry Ford transformed American industry by:
Perfecting assembly-line automobile production
What happened on Black Tuesday?
a major stock market crash in the United States which began in October 1929 with a sharp decline in prices on the New York Stock Exchange.
Who is Mr. Fick's Mario Kart main? (Mario Kart 8 deluxe with DLC)
Tier List:
Isabelle
Wiggler
DK
Which event involved the sinking of a British passenger ship with American passengers aboard?
Lusitania
Herbert Hoover led which wartime agency?
Food Administration
Al Capone became famous during the 1920s mainly because of his role in
Organized crime and illegal alcohol distribution
(BONUS)
Hoover generally believed that government should:
Not interfere in the economy
What was the name of the Republican that was the head of the senate foreign relations committee and opposed the League of Nations?
Henry Cabot Lodge
Wilson won reelection in 1916 largely under what campaign idea?
He kept us out of war!
Why were Republicans angry before the Paris Peace Conference even began?
Wilson included no Republicans in the peace delegation
One result of the Republican pro-business climate of the 1920s was that this group lost power.
Labor Unions
What did most economists think would happen to America's economy pre-great depression?
Endless Prosperity
Who was the head of the National War Labor Board during WW1?
TAFT
Why did the United States enter WWI?
A combination of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram changed the debate
Why did the arrival of American troops in Europe matter so much in 1918?
They helped stop German advances on the Western Front
Describee “flappers” in the 1920s?
They were women that reflected a more modern and rebellious youth culture.
(BONUS)
Hoover’s Hawley-Smoot Tariff is typically described as what?
A major policy blunder that damaged foreign trade
What was the first massive wave of nearly 500,000 African Americans moving from the rural South to Northern and Midwestern cities?
The Great Migration
What best describes American public opinion before U.S. entry into WWI?
Want and who did they support (mostly)
Many Americans wanted neutrality, though sympathy leaned away from Germany
Describe Wilson’s approach towards Republican opposition to the Treaty of Versailles.
He insisted on an all-or-nothing approach
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer became known for:
Leading raids against suspected radicals
Which environmental disaster worsened suffering in the early 1930s?
The Dust Bowl drought on the Great Plains
What is Mr. Fick's spirit animal and why?
I decide.