Unit 2 Test Flashcards
The event that triggered World War I in Europe was:
a Serb’s assassination of the Austrian archduke
Who was a part of the triple entente/allied powers?
France, Britain, Russia, and Italy
Who was part of the triple alliance/central powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey
Concerning global issues, President Wilson:
o Wilson at the beginning of World War I defended a neutral foreign policy however, he was not opposed to stimulating the U.S.’s government through selling weapons to Britain and France. After multiple submarines attacking U.S. vessels and vessels with American citizens on them, he led the U.S. into war. At the end of war, he moved away from the traditional isolationist practice the U.S. had maintained and advocated his 14 points that relied on a League of Nations to maintain peace.
After war broke out in Europe, Woodrow Wilson?
Wilson publicly promoted neutrality while privately ensuring that the United States would help provide supplies to the Allies.
Describe the economic mobilization on the American home front.
In America to help pay for the cost of war the federal government raised taxes as well as sell bonds. The “liberty bonds” sold throughout the nation were government certificates that promised the purchaser that their money would be returned to them with a fixed interest. The bonds were usually purchased by banks and companies. To maintain a steady economy after the men who comprised the workforce left for war, women were recruited by companies to take the place of the drafted men.
Despite the fact that the Great War generated many changes in female employment, these changes were
limited and brief
Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918:
criticism of government leaders or war policies became a crime
Wilson’s fourteen points reflected what?
They reflected his belief that the world could be improved and were intended to shape the peace treaty and make the Great War the last world war.
The Treaty of Versailles did what?
Require Germany to pay reparations, create new nations such as Poland and Yugoslavia, and include a “war guilt” clause that blamed Germany for World War I
What was the virulent menace that Americans faced in the postwar period that caused more casualties than the war itself?
the Spanish flu
The Red Scare of 1919–1920 reflected the:
impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia on the United States as a wave of labor strikes and race riots spread
In what ways was the Great War the first “modern war,” and how did combat during the Great War differ from previous conflicts?
The Great War was the first “modern war” because the new technologies used in combat were advanced and caused more casualties and damages to the participating countries. The use of airplanes and bombs allowed the war to reach and affect many countries. The bombs and explosives in trench warfare also show how unlike past wars, where the goal of either side was to overcome their opponent and gain territory, opposing armies were just trying to exhaust each other’s resources. The Great War was also the first modern war because at the end of its multiple countries from different continents had to come together and make compromises.
Which amendment to the Constitution is known as the Prohibition amendment?
Eighteenth
Describe the consumer culture of 1920s America. How did consumer culture shape this era and vice versa?
The consumer culture of the 1920s in America could be described as a time when the ownership and accumulation of certain items affected one’s social status. After the first World War the ideas of reserving one’s, money was challenged as people began to take on a more momentary and self-pleasing lifestyle. This consumer culture was shaped by this change in mentality as well as an increase in marketing and advertising to get consumers to take action on their wants.
The 1920s “New Era” was created by advances in all of the following
the spread of mass consumerism, transportation, and communications
What was the state of sports in the 1920s?
Spectator sports attracted large crowds, as automobile ownership and rising incomes changed the way Americans spent leisure time.
what was jazz?
A bland of several musical traditions
The NAACP emphasized:
legal action against discrimination
Discuss the meaning and significance of the Harlem Renaissance.
The Harlem Renaissance is significant because it was the first African American cultural movement that was caused by the freedom African American’s experienced in the south. Starting in Harlem a neighborhood in New York City, NY, the movement was focused on the literary and artistic self-expression of the Black community. The self-expression produced during this renaissance was focused and inspired by a Black culture that was no longer stunted by Jim Crow laws.
Which of the following helped drive the reactionary conservatism of the 1920s?
prejudice toward immigrants from outside western Europe and a strong Protestant movement for a return to the primacy of traditional Christian morality
As a result of the Scopes Trial:
John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution
In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren Harding famously said the country needed a return to
normalcy.
Of the following presidents, which tied government and business closer together than at any other time in the twentieth century?
Calvin Coolidge
