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AH - WW1 Flashcards

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1
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3 R’s

A

recovery, reform, relief

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Which president took blame for the Great Depression?

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Hoover

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3
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18th and 21st amendment

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18th- bans alcohol
21st- reinstalls alcohol

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4
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Speakeasys

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secret bars/drinking areas

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5
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Bootleggers

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supply alcohol

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Recession

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short decline (small dip)

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Depression

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sever long lasting (big dip)

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Deficit Spending

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the government spends more than it’s bringing in

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Improved the poor areas of rural Tennessee

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New Deal Coalition

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an alignment of diverse groups dedicated to supporting the Democratic Party

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Orson Wells

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made people believe there was an alien invasion

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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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Hindenburg Crash in 1937

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explosion of hot air balloon

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Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

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Government distributed electricity to rural areas

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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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Margaret Sanger

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Promoted Birth Control

17
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Roaring 20’s

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Improved standard of living for Americans and
development of planes

18
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Charles LindBergh and Amelia Earhart

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Charles made it
Amelia got lost

19
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Al Capone

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made bootlegged industry popular and got arrested for tax invasion

20
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Schlieffan Plan (Germanys Plan)

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

21
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What 2 events led to U.S entering WWI?

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Sinking of Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram

22
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Zimmerman Telegram

A

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

23
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Lusitania

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

24
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Henry Cabot Lodge

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U.S senator that was against the Treaty of Versailles

25
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Big 4

A

U.S- Woodraw Wilson
G.B- David George
France- Clemenceau
Italy- Orlando

26
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First Supreme Court Case

A

Schench vs U.S
-case determined the free speech right under the 1st amendment

27
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Long term cause of WWI

A

M- Militarism
A- Alliances
I- Imperialism
N- Nationalism

28
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Triple Entente (Allies)

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France, England, Russia

29
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Triple Alliances (Central Powers)

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Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary then Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire after Italy dropped out

30
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What event sparked the WWI

A

assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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