2014 Flashcards
What were the 4 main causes of WW1?
- militarism
- alliances
- imperialism
- nationalism
What policy toward international relations governed the United States in the early 1900’s?
Monroe Doctrine
What new weapon and form of warfare made progress in the war difficult?
Machine Guns, Trench Warfare
What incident was the last straw that finally drew the u.s. Into WW1?
Zimmerman Note
What is Armistice Day and what was the date of this event?
Cease fire of WW1
Nov 11, 1918
What was the purpose of the 14 points and who was their author?
Nations come to agreement, form unified nations, lasting peace
Woodrow Wilson
What was the main emphasis of the treaty of Versailles?
Punish Germany
What were 4 causes of the Great Depression?
- easy credit
- abuse of stock market
- overproduction of farms and factory goods
- international money problems
What year did the stock market crash?
1929
Who was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression who did not believe in the government going into debt?
Herbert Hoover
Who became president in 1932?
FDR
What was this new president’s plan called that would address the problems of the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What were the two things that these programs were able to create? (More than jobs or breadlines-these are more fundamental)
- hope
- improved infrastructure of the nation
What event led to the end of the Great Depression?
WWII
What was the U.S. Position towards international relations called in the 1930’s and early 40’s?
Isolationism
What program did FDR initiate to help support Great Britain but appease Americans who did not want to go to war?
Lend Lease Act
What event caused the United States to enter WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What continent was the site of the first land invasion by Americans troops?
Africa
Who were the two most famous generals from WWII and in what theater of war were they commanders?
MacArthur- Pacific
Eisenhower- European
What event led to the surrender of japan? What president made this decision?
2nd Atomic Bombing
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Truman
What was the international policy called that guided the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s?
Containment
Who were the opposing sides during the Korean War and what countries supported them?
North Korea- China
South Korea- U.S.A.
What is the boundary between North Korea and South Korea?
38th parallel
Who was the president that escalated troop involvement in Vietnam to 200,000 men?
Lyndon Johnson
Who was the president that promised “peace with honor” and called for the final evacuation of American troops in Vietnam?
Richard Nixon
