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what was the other name for WW1

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the great war

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what was one of the most significant event in the great war that drew americans in the war ?

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the sinking of the lusitania

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which company owned the lusitania

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British Cunard line

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why were the germans concerned about the Lusitania

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it was a symbol of british econmy power and they feared it’s potential role in transporting war materials

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did the germans warn the americans about what would happen to the Lusitania ? if so, how

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yes, they placed advertisements in 50 American newspapers

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what was one of germany’s great weapons

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U-boats, submarine warfare machines

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what did the germans thearten to the use to take down the Lusitania ?

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U-boats

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Where was the Lusitania coming from and where was it headed when warning were sent to the USA ?

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it was coming from Liverpool, headed to New York.

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when was the Lusitania sunk ?

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May 7 1915, 2:10 PM

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where were the rescue efforts coming from and were they on time ?

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rescue efforts were coming from the irish coast but the damage was irreparable.

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how many people die when the Lusitania was sunk and how many were on the ship ?

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1,195 died, 1,959 were on the ship

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how many american lives were lost on Lusitania?

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128 americans died

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how many bodies were recovered ?

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less that 300 bodies, and 65 of them were unidentified

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who was president of the USA when the Lusitania sunk?

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Woodrow Wilson

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how did the USA president respond to the sink of Lusitania

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Woodrow Wilson urged Americans to remain Neutral

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who was the secretary of state and was he urging ?

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William Jennings Bryan, was urging “ compromise and restraint”. he want everyone to find a middle ground and restrain from violent responses.

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what was the Woodrow Wilson demanding from Germany

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For Germany to formerly apologize for the attack

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what else was going on during the whole chaos ?

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the 1916 elections

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what was Woodrow Wilson using for his campaign and how did the people respond

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he highloghted that “He kept us out of war” and it resonated strongly with the voters

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why was Woodrow Wilson heavily supported by western states ?

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they feared that a Republica victory might drag the nation into both the ongoing European war and the concurrent Mexican Civil War.

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how did american opinion about the war change over time ?

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as the war in europe continued and reports of more submarine attacks accumulated, their opinion began to shift.

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what was Charles E. Hughes’ campaign about

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criticized Wilson for intervention in the Mexican Civil War

Criticized Wilson for being pro-labor

Downplayed the war issue

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How long was the United States able to avoid the great war before entering into it?

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two years

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who received huge loans from the USA Banks

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British and french Governments

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what woodrow wilson expand and what did he keep the same?
He expand the size of the Navy and army stayed the same
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what in american benefitted from ww1
american businesses, since their producation double
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who financed what became known as the "peace ship"
Henry Ford
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what was the "peace ship" aimed to do
it was a voyage to europe with a group of pacifist who hoped to encourage a negotiated end to the conflict.
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what was Eugene V. Debs' claim
he argued that the conflict was driven by capitalism and he branded the war as rich man's war poor man's fight.
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what was the Selective Service Act of 1920
an act that required men from ages twenty-one to thirty to register for compulsory military service
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when was the selective service act passed and signed
it was passed on may 18, 1917 and signed by wilson a week later
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what are the 2 act that stripped protesters their rights to publicly resisting the war
Espionage act and the sedition act
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which ratification guaranteed women to franchise
Nineteenh amendment
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what did herbert hoover do
He launched a massive campaign to encourage Americans to conserve food for the war effort.
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what were liberty loans ?
these were bonds that encouraged ordaniry americans to lend money to the war effort
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who took on roles in factories, offices, and other industries previously dominated by men.?
women
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How did the war benefit women's right ?
women argued that they deserved political representation in exchange of their services
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who was the general who refused to break up american units despite being pressured by the french and british ?
General John J. Pershing
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what was another name for the Harlem hellfighters
369th infantry regiment
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where was the 369th infrantry regiment drawn from ?
the new york army national guard
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where was the 369th infantry regiment integratted and why?
into the french 16th division because the french military was more receptive to african americans soldiers than americans
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what was the valor the 369th infantry regiment recieved for their distinguisment
Croix de Guerre
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who was a notable american pilot during ww1
Eddie Rickenbacker
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who was the son of theodore roosevelt that was a fighter pilot
Quentin Roosevelt
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After ww1 what did the people feel like Wilson violated ?
George Washington's Farewell address
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what triggered the chicago race riot ?
the death of Eugene Williams
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what was the result of the chicago race riots
38 dead, 500 injured
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what were the 2 predominant groups in the south side of chicago
the irish and the black belt
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what did the black belt refer to ?
african american neighborhoods that formed a distinct cultural and social community in the city
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why was the roaring 20s called what it was called ?
vast modernization, new forms of entertainment, and the credit economy begins.
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what was prohibition
nation wide band on anything related to alcohol
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what did prohibition lead to
bootlegging, and organized crime
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americans feared immigrants taking jobs, and also feared communism. what did it lead to ?
the emergency quota act of 1921
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what did the emergency quota act do ?
limited immigration to 3% of the number of immigrants from each country recorded in 1910
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what did the immigration act of 1924 do ?
limit immigration rto 2% of the pop from 1890 census, and limiting immigration to westerners
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how did the government justify passing the immigration laws?
the said it was to stop criminals and sick people from entering the country
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what caused americans to fear a communism takeover
decline in production in america and the bloshevik revolution in china
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what was the communism fear in america also know as
the red scare
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why did we see a rise of coservatism ?
it was a reaction to the roaring 20s, fear or communism, fear of immigrants
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what group manipulated the rise of conservatism
the KKK
61
what law in tennesse prohibited the teaching of evolution
butler act
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what was the scopes monkey trial
John scopes, a high school teahcer, was being charged for teaching evolution in school
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who were 2 notable people who suprisingly got involved in the scopes monkey trial
Clarence Darrow and Wliiam Jennings Bryan
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which of the following issues most concerned American diplomats prior to world war I
expanding transatlantic trade
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how did many black leaders, including W.E.B Dubois, responded to the war?
supported the war effort and lobbied to include black soldiers in front-line combat positions
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what was the result of the king crane commission?
discovery that most inhabitants of the middle east favored and independent state free of european control
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the triple entente united all of the following nations except
USA
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Why did the league of nations fail
america's refusal to join
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what disease proved most deadly during the immediate aftermath of world war I
influenza
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what was zimmerman telegram
a german offer to help mexico recover land lost in the mexicn-american war if mexico would side with germany
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army general john "black jack" pershing used all teh following tech in his attempt to capture pancho villa except
destroyers
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what was the particular spark that ignited ww1?
the assasination of Archeduke Ferdinand and the Grand Duches Sophie
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how did the usa respond to the bolshevik revolution
opposed the revolution and sent american troops, who remained in russian until 1920
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what was the result of kaiserschalcht
the germans launcehd five failed major attakcs
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where did germany first invade
Belgium
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wommen served in the armed forces during ww1. they served in all the following poisiont excepts
commisioned officers
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what was the red summer of 1919
racial violence in 25 city. usa
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who won the 1920 election against who ?
republican Warren G. Harding won against democrat James Cox.
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what was Warren G. Harding capitalizing on his campaign and who did it impress
return to normalcy, impressed germans and irish, and tennessee
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what was Warren G. Harding's new starting 5.
charles E. Hughes secretary of state Andrew W. Mellon secretary of treasury Herbet Hoover secretary of Commerce Albert B. Fall secretary of the interior
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how did the USA assist russia in the 1921 famine
through the american relief administration
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who advocate for lower income taxes and raise of tariffs on agricultural good
Andrew Mellon
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how did america exapnd road newtworks and radio system
through the federal highway act of 1921, which alocated over 160 million in government spending
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besides road and radio, what else was developed through the highway act of 1921
aviation
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where did Warren G. Harding stand on civil rights
he opposed lynching, and proposed literacy tests for voting in the south
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what was the voyage of understanding
a journey that took harding from alaska to panama and puerto rico, aimed to show an early form of diplomacy outreach
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what is one scandal that tarnished harding's legacy
the teapot dome scandal
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what happens to harding 1924
sudden death
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who replaces Harding as president
his vice president, Calvin Coolidge
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what was another name for Calvin Coolidge ?
silent call
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who were the 2 people running for the 2024 election ?
Calvin Coolidge republican , John W Davis democrat
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what was the dawes plan aimed to do
partial relief to Germany by restructuring its ww1 reparations payments
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what was the Kellogg-Briand Pact
brought USA, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, and Japan in a commitment to renounce war as an instrument of national policy
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who were the 2 canditate for presidency in 1928?
Herbert Hoover republican vs AI Smith democrat
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why was Ai smith's candidacy so significant
he was the first catholic to be nominated by a major party
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what challege did Herbet HOOVER face as soon as he became president
economic turmoil and stock market crash in 1929
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