AH - WW1 Flashcards
3 R’s
recovery, reform, relief
Which president took blame for the Great Depression?
Hoover
18th and 21st amendment
18th- bans alcohol
21st- reinstalls alcohol
Speakeasys
secret bars/drinking areas
Bootleggers
supply alcohol
Recession
short decline (small dip)
Depression
sever long lasting (big dip)
Deficit Spending
the government spends more than it’s bringing in
Tennessee Valley Authority
Improved the poor areas of rural Tennessee
New Deal Coalition
an alignment of diverse groups dedicated to supporting the Democratic Party
Orson Wells
made people believe there was an alien invasion
John Steinbeck
created a book called “Grapes of the Wrath” about the Great Depression and Dust Bowl
Hindenburg Crash in 1937
explosion of hot air balloon
Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
Government distributed electricity to rural areas
Dust Bowl
territories and farmers in the South overplow and the storm blows to the East Coast
Margaret Sanger
Promoted Birth Control
Roaring 20’s
Improved standard of living for Americans and
development of planes
Charles LindBergh and Amelia Earhart
Charles made it
Amelia got lost
Al Capone
made bootlegged industry popular and got arrested for tax invasion
Schlieffan Plan (Germanys Plan)
wanted 80-20% but got 55-45%
attack France and Russia but failed
What 2 events led to U.S entering WWI?
Sinking of Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram
Zimmerman Telegram
coded message sent to Mexico from Germany proposing an alliance against U.S
Lusitania
sinking of U.S ship that started war between America and Germany
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S senator that was against the Treaty of Versailles