Exam 2 Flashcards
Woodrow Wilson Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: 28th president What: pres in WW1 Where: Washington D.C. When: Why: asks congress to declare war
Layfayette Escadrille Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: french airforce
What: american pilots who wanted to help out in the war
When: 1914-1918
Where: France
Why:1st american airforce
RMS Lusitania Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: british passenger boat
What: sunk by Germans
When: 1915
Where: Atlantic
Why: angered america because it had american passengers
Peace party Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Jane Addams
What: reformer party
When:1915
Where:NY
Why: fought for women right to vote
Sussex Pledge Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: US and Germany
What: German promise to end U-boat attacks
When:1916
Where: Atlantic
Why: Germany makes a promise with america
Zimmerman note Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Arthur Zimmerman
When: Telegram to Mexico form Germany
When: 1917
Where: Mexico
Why: reason that led Wilson to ask congress for America to join in WW1
Great Migration Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: blacks
What: movement of blacks from rural south to urban north
When:1917-1920
Where: north and south
Why: gave blacks new job opportunities
369/93ID Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: blacks soldiers
What:369 regiment of the 93rd division
When:1917,1918
Where: France
Why: served combat for 191 days and were hailed as heroes in France after the war
Treaty of Versailles Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who:US UK France Italy Germany
What: treaty ending ww1
When:1919
Where: Versailles
Why: officially ended ww1 and planted seeds for ww2
Pan-Africanism Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Marcus Garvey
What: idea to help blacks improve socially and economically
When: 1900
Where: Africa
Why: plated seed for separatism in US
Henry Ford Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who:entepenuer
What: AssemblY line
When:1900
Where:Detroit
Why:
Flappers Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: young women of the 1920s
What: new fad
When:1920s
Where: urban US
Why: new fad which women became more liberal in their appearance and life style
Celebrities of the 1920’s
Who: Charles Lindbergh Charlie Chaplin
What: people who excel in the ’20s
When: 1920’s
Where: mostly hollywood and NY
Why:
Lost generation
Who: young people
What: disillusionment with the youth
When: 1920’s
Where: US
Why: led authors to write about disillusionment with increasing shallowness of america’s young generation
Harlem Renaissance
Who: blacks
What: birth of black culture
When:1920s
Where: Harlem,NY
Why:Harlem emerges as a symbol of black urban culture
National Origins Act
Who: congress
What: limited quotas
When: 1924
Where: Washington
Why: froze ethnic diversity by limiting the number of immigrants allowed into the US
Teapot Dome
Who: US president Hardy
What: scandal
When: 1923-1924
Where: WY
Why: Albert Fall allowing private company to steal oil from a federal reserve
Nine powers treaty
Who: Senate
What: agreement passed by congress
When: 1922
Where: Washington
Why: recognized China’s independence
Kellogg Brand pact
Who:US Germany Japan France GB
What: peace or anti-war agreement
When: 1928
Where: Washington
Why: renounced war as a mean to settle disputes
Dawes Plan
Who: Germany and US
What: loan to Germany
When: 1924
Where: Washington
Why: bailed Germany out
Black Tuesday
Who: wall street
What: stock market crashed
When: oct. 29, 1929
Where: NY
Why: worst one day crash
Herbert hoover
Who: 31st
What: pres. At the beginning of the great depression
When:
Where:
Why: blamed for the GD and not doing enough to stop it
Trickle down economics
Who: hoover
What: economic theory
When: 32-33
Where Washington
Why: the idea of giving tax breaks to the wealthy in
hawley-Smoot tariff
Who: congress
What: high tax on imports
When 30
Where Washington
Why the hope was that by making
Scopes monkey trial
Who: Bryan v. Darrow
What: creationism v. Evolution
When:1925
Where: Tennessee
Why: 1st challenge of religion in schools
