Ch 12 Flashcards
what were wilsons 5 main issues ? what was it called ?
paris peace conference called fourteen points
Self determination-allowing people to decide what gov. they wanted (popular sovereignty)
a fair peace
disarmament (decrease crises)
fair treatment of colonial people
league of nations - mega alliance
WILSON WANTED PEACE WHILE FRANCE WANTED REVENGE ON GERMANY
FRANCES demands of wilsons plan
return of alsace-lorraine
control coal mines
demilitarization of Rhineland
reduced germany military
germanys 3 major losses
lost oversea colonies
forced to pay war reparations
war guilt clause - full responsibility for war
limited military
austria hungarys losses
broke up empire
lost land and territory
ottoman empire losses
stripped of all its land outside Turkey
broke up for independence
a. mitchell palmer
who was he ? palmer raids ? how did he violate peoples rights ?
general who looked for suspected communists literature, people were falsely accused
violates 1 amendment free trial and search warrants
Sacco and Vanzetti
what did they have going against them and what were they accused of ?
they were italian immigrants and anarchists accused of robbery and murder
Red scare was going against them because of the fear communists were taking over
they were later executed without much evidence
purpose of unions
how did they get what they wanted ?
to get what they wanted and/or make a compromise
striking and protesting
why did the Boston police strike and what was the result ?
wanted a raise and to unionize
were fired and replaced
Why did US steel strike and what was the result
shorter working hours and a living wage, union recognition and collective bargaining rights
Strikebreakers (hired to work during a strike) -> negotiation of eight hour day but no union
how and why did the KKK get so many members
what terms apply to them ?
paid to recruit members, right time (during Red scare and anti-immigration)
Nativism, communism, isolationism
What technological inventions/ changes negatively influenced life ? how did they hurt americans ?
negatives = new machinery produced more food than needed so it drove down food prices
hurt americans because workers and managers werent getting paid enough
major inventions in 20s ? industries developed directly from those ?
automobile, alternating electrical current, steel, airplanes
airplane industry -> advertising mail
new methods of advertising ?
appealing to peoples desires like health, beauty, wealth, younger
installment plan definition how did it change life for consumers ?
enabled people to buy goods over extended period without having to put down much $ at the time of purchase
easier purchase for the mountain of goods produced each year
