Unit 6 Key Terms (World War I, The Great Depression, and the New Deal)

Question 1

what was the Cause of WWI?

Answer 1

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

Question 2

What were the League of Nations?

Answer 2

an international organization, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.

Question 3

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 3

introduced Germany to the allied nations and ended WWI. This also made Germany have to give up territory, pay money for damages done during the war, and give up all overseas colonies.

Question 4

What was the Lusitania?

Answer 4

a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans.

Question 4

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

Answer 4

a telegram to the president of Mexico. In exchange for Mexico’s involvement in World War I, Germany would: Fund a Mexican invasion into the United States. Give Mexico the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in exchange for their help

Question 4

What was Prohibition and its Impact?

Answer 4

a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.

Question 4

What happened during the Red Scare?

Answer 4

many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.

Question 4

What was Speakeasies/Bootlegging?

Answer 4

illegal manufacturer and sales of alcohol.

Question 5

who was Woodrow Wilson?

Answer 5

28th president who led America into WWI

Question 5

Change in American Culture after WWI

Answer 5

the postwar years saw a wave of civil rights activism for equal rights for African Americans, the passage of an amendment securing women’s right to vote.

Question 5

what was Scopes Monkey Trial?

Answer 5

an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, which had made it illegal for teachers to teach human evolution in any state-funded school.

Question 5

What is Consumerism?

Answer 5

the propensity to consume and keep consuming. It is the drive to buy and own more stuff, and to define one’s identity through what they own.

Question 6

What are Credit/Installment Plans?

Answer 6

credit that is granted on condition of its repayment at regular intervals, or installments, over a specified period of time until paid in full.

Question 7

What were the Causes of the Great Depression?

Answer 7

• the stock market crash of 1929
• the collapse of world trade
• government policies
• bank failures and panics
• the collapse of the money supply.

Question 8

What were Hoovervilles?

Answer 8

shack towns and homeless encampments during the Great Depression.

Question 9

The New Deal (3 R’s)

Answer 9

1-Relief for the unemployed and for the poor
2-Recovery of the economy back to normal levels
3-Reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression.

Question 9

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 9

Roosevelt supervised the mobilization of the American economy to support the war effort and implemented a Europe first strategy.

Question 9

What was FDR Court Packing Scheme?

Answer 9

allow him to appoint judges who would rule in favor of his policies.

Question 10

What does “Buying on Margin” mean?

Answer 10

when an investor buys an asset by borrowing the balance from a bank or broker.

Question 10

What were Fireside Chats?

Answer 10

Broadcast from the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room with the President the informal but serious talk helped to calm people worried about a nationwide bank closure.

Question 11

What was the War Productions Board used for?

Answer 11

ensured that each factory received materials it needed to operate, in order to produce the most war goods in the shortest time.

Question 12

What does Propaganda mean?

Answer 12

the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.