Final Exam

Question 1

World War 1

Answer 1

1914-1918. America did not enter war until 1917.

Question 2

What started world war 1/ the great war?

Answer 2

Starts in Balkans: It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip. This event was, however, simply the trigger that set off declarations of war. The Serbians assassinated Ferdinand

Question 3

Central Powers

Answer 3

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

Question 4

Allies Support Serbia

Answer 4

Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and the United States. First started out without the U.S.

Question 5

1916

Answer 5

U.S. president Woodrow Wilson wins presidency again. Won by keeping us out of war but 5 months later the U.S. enters the war.

Question 6

U.S. was neutral even when:

Answer 6

May 1915: Lusitania: U.S. ship was destroyed and 250 americans were killed. Was carrying British weapons and became a target

Question 7

Unlimited submarine Warfare

Answer 7

Unrestricted submarine warfare was first introduced in World War I in early 1915, when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German navy.

Question 8

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 8

The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note or Zimmerman Cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. In the event that the United States entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.

Question 9

Why did U.S. enter the war?

Answer 9

The United States entered the war because of the Germans’ decision to resume the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and the so-called “Zimmerman telegram,” intercepted by the British, in which Germany floated the idea of an alliance with Mexico. … American entry into the war broke what had been a bloody stalemate

Question 10

January 1917

Answer 10

U.S. enters the war on the side of the Allies

Question 11

What is the U.S. fighting for?

Answer 11

Wilson says we are fighting to make the world safe for democracy. War to end all wars. The war reshaped and retooled economy to make war stuff. Made us improve our military

Question 12

Wilson’s 14 points

Answer 12

1. self-determination: nations should be able to determine their future not an empire
2. No secret treaties
3. League of Nations: All nations can work together and talk rather than have war.

Question 13

The great war caused America to move to a planned economy where the federal government has more power over production and the economy

Answer 13

Form a War labor board. The National War Labor Board was a body formed to resolve disputes in labor during wartime production, specifically during. To help give laborers a seat at the table. More progressive ideas are accomplished during the war but after war companies go back to mistreating workers

Question 14

Railroad administration

Answer 14

during war government had control over railroad to ship military goods

Question 15

Espionage act

Answer 15

The reasons Congress passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts during WW1 were: The purpose of the Espionage Act was to prohibit interference with military operations, to ban support of U.S. enemies during wartime or to promote insubordination in the military.The Espionage Act of 1917 imposed harsh penalties for anyone speaking or acting against the government or the military. The Sedition Act amended the Espionage Act in 1918 and put even more restrictions on free speech. These acts crushed dissent and imprisoned many Americans who spoke against the war

Question 16

Sedition act of 1918

Answer 16

The Sedition Act of 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.

Question 17

The great migration

Answer 17

Many blacks leave the south for the northern factories. Blacks and women fill in the labor gap that was left behind when white males left for the war. The assumption was that they would get to keep these jobs after the war. After the war soldiers returned demanding their jobs back and women and African Americans refused to back. This lead to racial tensions and the the Red summer/ The chicago Race riot

Question 18

18th amendment

Answer 18

The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of “intoxicating liquors” in the United States. The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917, and was ratified by the requisite number of states on January 16, 1919. Big win for protestants/ moral win. Liquor was associated with the enemy

Question 19

19th amendment

Answer 19

The 19th Amendment (1920) to the Constitution of the United States provides men and women with equal voting rights. The amendment states that the right of citizens to vote “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Question 20

November 1917

Answer 20

Russian Empire and leader Nickoles falls. Communism/ Bolsheuks take over with their leader Lennon.

Question 21

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 21

The major sanctions imposed by the treaty included the disarmament of Germany, payment of very large reparations to the allies, and demilitarization of the Rhineland. The treaty also involved the surrender of territory which had been part of Germany prior to the First World War, including Alsace-Lorraine to France and substantial areas to Poland.Jun 28, 1919 – Jan 21, 1920.
France and the UK wanted punitive peace. Punitive describes inflicting a punishment. They wanted Germany to pay for all the lives they lost. Woodrow Wilson wanted to forgive and forget but that did not happen because France and UK were in control of the treaty. Austria Hungary were split into two nations. German, Austrian, and Turkey empire replaced by democratic leaders. Ottoman empire falls. Reparations: Germany has to pay back the US, france, and britain. Germany military abolished-airforce and navey abolished. Rhineland demilitarized.

Question 22

1919

Answer 22

Horrible year because of league of nation fight. U.S. created it but refused to join it.

Question 23

Black summer

Answer 23

The Red Summer refers to the late winter, spring, summer, and early autumn of 1919, which were marked by hundreds of deaths and higher casualties across the United States, as a result of racial riots that occurred in more than three dozen cities and one rural county.The three most violent episodes occurred in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Elaine, Arkansas

Question 24

Chicago race riot of 1919

Answer 24

The Chicago race riot of 1919 was a major racial conflict of violence committed by ethnic white Americans against black Americans that began in Chicago, Illinois, on July 27, 1919, and ended on August 3. During the riot, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. On July 27, 1919, an African-American teenager drowned in Lake Michigan after violating the unofficial segregation of Chicago’s beaches and being stoned by a group of white youths. His death, and the police’s refusal to arrest the white man whom eyewitnesses identified as causing it, sparked a week of rioting between gangs of black and white Chicagoans, concentrated on the South Side neighborhood surrounding the stockyards. 1,000 black families had lost their homes when they were torched by rioters.

Question 25

Red Scare of 1920

Answer 25

During the Red Scare of 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology. Sacco & Vanzetti. events that led to this include the Russian Revolution and anarchist bombings

Question 26

Palmer raids

Answer 26

Palmer Raids, also called Palmer Red Raids, raids conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists, many of whom were subsequently deported. The raids, fueled by social unrest following World War I, were led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and are viewed as the climax of that era’s so-called Red Scare.

Question 27

Battle of Blair Mountains

Answer 27

In late August 1921, union miners and coal company supporters clashed near Blair Mountain, West Virginia, in what has been called the largest armed uprising since the Civil War. The Battle of Blair Mountain was the result of years of bitter labor disputes between the miners and coal companies of southern West Virginia.

Question 28

Black sox scandal of 1919

Answer 28

The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball match fixing incident in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein

Question 29

Ossian Sweet

Answer 29

Ossian Sweet was an African-American dentist in Detroit, Michigan known for being charged with murder in 1925 after he and friends used armed self-defense against a hostile white crowd protesting his moving into their neighborhood. Won the case with lawyer Clarence Darrow but business declined and he eventually killed himself.

Question 30

The scopes trial 1920

Answer 30

In 1925, John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution in his Dayton, Tenn., classroom. The first highly publicized trial concerning the teaching of evolution, the Scopes trial also represents a dramatic clash between traditional and modern values in America of the 1920s

Question 31

National Origins act

Answer 31

A law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and virtually excluded Asians. The policy stayed in effect until the 1960s.

Question 32

stock market crash of 1929

Answer 32

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash, is a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.

Question 33

What caused the great depression?

Answer 33

1. Agriculture: farmers not doing well in the 20s. Losing their farms and crop prices really low/depressed. 2. economy slowing down: steel and railroad industry declining but no one was doing anything about it. 3. Income inequality: Producing a lot but larger amounts of people who cannot buy the nice stuff. Surplus of goods decrease of demand 4. monpolies 5. unregulated stock market 6. international issues: Germany defaults on loans due to US, france, and Britain. 7. Government policy Laizz Faire

Question 34

Hawley-Smoot tariff

Answer 34

highest tariff ever. prevents international trade. In retaliation europe passes its own tariffs. Trade dries up. depression= inability to buy, plenty of production

Question 35

What did hoover do to help economy?

Answer 35

Laissez-faire- lack of involvement in the economy. Small state. In 1931 he backed creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC, established 1932) to give loans to businesses

Question 36

FDR

Answer 36

President of US from 1933-1945

Question 37

Fireside chats

Answer 37

The fireside chats were a series of 30 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944

Question 38

FDIC: Federal Deposit insurance corporation

Answer 38

Protects up to 5,000 dollars of money in bank for depositors.

Question 39

21st amendment

Answer 39

Ends prohibition

Question 40

National Recovery Agency

Answer 40

The National Recovery Administration was a prime New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor, and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices. Was only voluntary for businesses. Declared unconstitutional

Question 41

Agricultural Adjustment Agency

Answer 41

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The Government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land. Hurt black sharecroppers because farmers are paid to not farm which means no labor

Question 42

CWA: Civil Works Administration

Answer 42

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was a short-lived job creation program established by the New Deal during the Great Depression in the United States to rapidly create mostly manual-labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers. The jobs were merely temporary, for the duration of the hard winter of 1933–34

Question 43

PWA Public Works Adminstration

Answer 43

Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression. Roosevelt and his advisers hoped that by building public works, the PWA would stimulate the construction industry and put people back to work. projects aimed to improve the nation's infrastructure and invigorate America's "core industries" and at the same time provide work for the unemployed, although the PWA did not directly employ workers. The PWA was liquidated in 1943 as the nation focused its attention on war production for World War II

Question 44

CCC: Civilian conservation Corporation

Answer 44

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men. Originally for young men ages 18–25, it was eventually expanded to ages 17–28. an innovative federally funded organization that put thousands of Americans to work during the Great Depression on projects with environmental benefits.

Question 45

Tennessee Valley Authority TVA

Answer 45

is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933, to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley

Question 46

Security Exchange Commission

Answer 46

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent federal government agency responsible for protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of the securities markets, and facilitating capital formation. During new deal was established to regulate the stock market from using unscrupulous practices