chapter 13 test Flashcards
what are the countries that started the allied powers
great Britain, France, Russia
what are the countries that started the central powers
Austria-hungry, Germany, ottoman empire
what were new technologies on land and at sea that made warfare more deadly
u-boats, poison gas, machine guns
why was there a food shortage in the USA during world war 1
because food was shipped across sea to soldiers
what did Germany promise to Mexico if they joined the war
get back land we “stole” from them
when Germany talked with Mexico, what did the USA do
joined the war
name 2 effects of mass production
mass consumption and more pay
what did both Hemingway and Fitzgerald write about
they wrote about the jazz age
what happened during the Harlem Renaissance
it was a time were African American artist and musicians centered on their culture
what was the 18th amendment
it outlawed alcohol shipping and selling
where did many migrant workers come from
latin America
what did many people do during a bank panic
try to get their money out of the bank
what % of Americans were out of work at the worst part of the depression
25%
were is the dust bowl located
great plains
what new technology did fdr use to speak directly to the people
a radio station called the fireside chat
what new deal jobs focused on creating job
ccc. and wpa.
what happened to the size of the government during the new deal
it bigger/better control and size
what were consequences to Germany after ww1? how did it feel
germany lost ten percent of their land and they were mad
name two reasons fdr was elected
he promised to end the depression and Hoover was terrible
how did credit and the stock market contribute to the depression
example: people were using credit so more debt and they used credit to buy stock in the stock market; in the stock market people lost a lot of money when the companies fail, so when the stock market crashed it was much harder to sell their stocks
