World War I
What were the three countries that were part of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Who had the first successful airplane flight in 1903?
The Wright Brothers
Nickname given to the U.S. Military because of their bulky equipment.
Doughboys
What organization did the U.S. Senate reject after WWI despite President Wilsons plea?
The League of Nations
Which amendment banned the sale of alcohol and which amendment made it legal again?
18th- Banned the sale of alcohol
21st-repealed the 18th Amendment
What were the three countries that were part of the Triple Entente?
France, Great Britain, and Russia
American trumpeter and vocalist, and was among the most influential figures in jazz
Louis Armstrong
A group that travels with something such as a ship to protect it.
Convoy
Coordinated the production of war materials and told manufacturers what they could produce, allocated raw materials, ordered new factory construction, and sometimes set prices
War Industries Board
A garden planted by civilians during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more of other foods for the troops.
Victory Garden
Selective Service
Which President had many scandals associated with him including the Teapot Dome scandal?
Warren Harding
The Illegal production and distribution of alcohol was called?
bootlegging
An American organization that works to protect the rights of African-Americans.
NAACP
The population movement of between 300,000 and 500,000 African Americans to the north due to promises of high wages in plentiful work.
The Great Migration
What was the name of the peace plan proposed by President Wilson?
14 points
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
They were immigrants and anarchists.
an agreement to stop fighting.
Armistice
advocacy organization established in Chicago in 1913 to fight anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry and discrimination.
Anti-Defamation League
A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature
The Harlem Renaissance
What was the name of the document that Germany sent Mexico that promised the return of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona for Mexico going to war with the United States?
The Zimmerman Telegram
Charismatic Black leader who organized the first important American Black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s Harlem.
Marcus Garvey
President Harding’s secretary of the interior, Albert B. Fall, secretly allowed private interests to lease lands containing U.S. Navy oil reserves, causing a scandal that came to be known as the
Teapot Dome Scandal
works to protect Americans’ constitutional rights and freedoms as set forth in the U.S. Constitution and its amendments.
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
What were 3 causes of World War I?
Countries forming alliances with other countries.
A strong buildup of military forces to threaten and intimidate other nations.
Assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne.