WWI
What is one cause of World War I?
assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
system of alliances
industrial and military rivalry between Britain and Germany
ethnic disputes in Eastern Europe
imperialism
Why was president Wilson willing to give up everything else he wanted in the treaty to get the League of Nations created?
he thought it would prevent future wars because nations would discuss their problems
Why was the 1920s often referred to as the Roaring 20s?
many new inventions
people spent money on luxuries
new jazz music, clothing, dances, parties, drinking, etc.
Why did organized crime increase in the 1920s?
got involved in bootlegging (selling illegal alcohol)
What is one economic problem that led to the Great Depression?
stock market crashed
companies, banks, and individuals lost money in the stock market crash
banks ran out of money
companies stopped producing and laid off workers
What was Germany's "Blank Check"?
an agreement to help Austria if it declared war on Serbia
What was the "War Guilt Clause"?
it made Germany take the blame for the war
What is Prohibition as created by the 18th Amendment?
outlawed the production and sale of alcohol
What was the Red Scare?
fear of the spread of communism
What was the Dust Bowl and how did it create more problems during the Depression?
drought in the mid-west led to sand storms and crop failures and more people without jobs
What is meant by unrestricted submarine warfare?
German subs stopped warning ships that they were going to attack
Why was Germany unable to recover economically after WWI?
they had to pay high reparations to Britain and France
What is a speakeasy?
a secret bar
What was the Scopes Trial about?
a biology teacher was tried for teaching evolution to his students
Why did President Hoover's "Trickle Down Plan" not help the economy to recover?
he gave money to businesses, but that did not make them hire back workers because there was no demand for their products
What is one reason that the United States stayed neutral at the start of WWI?
felt it wasn't our fight
nothing to gain by entering the war
many immigrants from both side of the war may divide the country
not prepared militarily
Why didn't the United States ratify the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations?
Congress believed it would draw us into future wars
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
an appreciation of the art, literature, and music of African Americans
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Albert Fall, a member of President Harding's Cabinet took bribes to sell government oil resreves
What did John Maynard Keynes say the government must do to get the US out of the Depression?
it must get money to consumers and it must go into debt to do this
How did the United States' relationship with Britain help get us involved in WWI?
we loaned money to Britain so we had a financial stake in their winning the war
we traded with Britain more than any other country
What two countries came out of WWI as the strongest in the world at that time?
the US and Japan
What are two ways the automobile impacted Americans' lives in the 1920s?
easier to travel, take vacations
can move to the suburbs
young people can go out on dates, etc.
people no longer had to shop at local stores
How did buying on margin help to cause the stock market crash in 1929?
people who took loans from their stock brokers to buy stock had to sell when the market began to drop so they could pay the brokers back which caused prices to fall even more
Explain two of FDR's New Deal Programs that provided jobs to workers.
CCC - forestry jobs
WPA - public works jobs and jobs in the arts
TVA - built hydro-electric dams
Rural Electrification - put up power lines