24-5 and 25-1 Flashcards
National self-determination
The right of people to decide how to be governed
How did the British feel about Germany after World War 1?
Great Britain wanted Germany to make large reparations/payments for greater damage caused by war
Paris Peace Conference
the formal meeting in 1919 and 1920 of Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.
What was Russia like after World War 1?
The First communist country in the world
Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican Senator of Massachusetts; delayed vote on the treaty so others could present their cases
League of Nations
A League preserving peace and preventing future wars by discussing and respecting foreign affairs
Treaty of Versailles
A treaty forcing Germany to pay Allies billions and give Sea territory to Europe; Americans felt it was to harsh and that the League was involving itself in foreign affairs
President Wilson’s speaking tour about the League of Nations
On September 3, 1919 Wilson goes on a tour across the United States to promote the League of Nations
What sentiments were prominent in the United States after World War I?
Making resolutions just and not bitter
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
Led by Vladimir Lenin, tried to destroy tradition of czarist rule. Bolsheviks would later become the Communist Party
Mitchell Palmer
Arrested more than 10,000 “reds” (communists
September 1919 Steelworker strike
350,00 workers went on strike; companies called strikers “red agitators” the strike end when 18 workers died in a riot
Boston police strike
Wanted to form a union; citizens were uneasy without a police force; the strikers were replaced
Capatlism
Economic system based on private property and free enterprise
Anarchist
Someone who believes there should be no government
