AH - WW1 Flashcards

1
Q

3 R’s

A

recovery, reform, relief

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2
Q

Which president took blame for the Great Depression?

A

Hoover

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3
Q

18th and 21st amendment

A

18th- bans alcohol
21st- reinstalls alcohol

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4
Q

Speakeasys

A

secret bars/drinking areas

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5
Q

Bootleggers

A

supply alcohol

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6
Q

Recession

A

short decline (small dip)

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7
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Depression

A

sever long lasting (big dip)

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8
Q

Deficit Spending

A

the government spends more than it’s bringing in

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9
Q

Tennessee Valley Authority

A

Improved the poor areas of rural Tennessee

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10
Q

New Deal Coalition

A

an alignment of diverse groups dedicated to supporting the Democratic Party

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11
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Orson Wells

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made people believe there was an alien invasion

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12
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John Steinbeck

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created a book called “Grapes of the Wrath” about the Great Depression and Dust Bowl

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13
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Hindenburg Crash in 1937

A

explosion of hot air balloon

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14
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Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

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Government distributed electricity to rural areas

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15
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Dust Bowl

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territories and farmers in the South overplow and the storm blows to the East Coast

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16
Q

Margaret Sanger

A

Promoted Birth Control

17
Q

Roaring 20’s

A

Improved standard of living for Americans and
development of planes

18
Q

Charles LindBergh and Amelia Earhart

A

Charles made it
Amelia got lost

19
Q

Al Capone

A

made bootlegged industry popular and got arrested for tax invasion

20
Q

Schlieffan Plan (Germanys Plan)

A

wanted 80-20% but got 55-45%
attack France and Russia but failed

21
Q

What 2 events led to U.S entering WWI?

A

Sinking of Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram

22
Q

Zimmerman Telegram

A

coded message sent to Mexico from Germany proposing an alliance against U.S

23
Q

Lusitania

A

sinking of U.S ship that started war between America and Germany

24
Q

Henry Cabot Lodge

A

U.S senator that was against the Treaty of Versailles

25
Big 4
U.S- Woodraw Wilson G.B- David George France- Clemenceau Italy- Orlando
26
First Supreme Court Case
Schench vs U.S -case determined the free speech right under the 1st amendment
27
Long term cause of WWI
M- Militarism A- Alliances I- Imperialism N- Nationalism
28
Triple Entente (Allies)
France, England, Russia
29
Triple Alliances (Central Powers)
Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary then Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire after Italy dropped out
30
What event sparked the WWI
assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand