History WW1

Question 1

Causes of WW1 (MANIA)

Answer 1

Militarism-policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war
Alliances-agreements between nations to provide aid and protect one another
Nationalism-extreme pride in your country
Imperialism-when one country takes over another country economically and politically
Assassination-of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Question 2

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 2

He kept America out of the war till 1917
He pled for peace
He made the treaty of versailles
Helped establish the League of Nations

Question 3

Two reasons for the U.S. joining WW1

Answer 3

Sinking of the Lusitania-it was carrying 128 Americans who all died
The Zimmerman telegram- it was a secret message from Germany to Mexico about attacking the U.S. before the US was in the war

Question 4

Selective Service Act

Answer 4

Only 200,000 men were in service when the U.S declared war
All men between the ages 21 and 30 had to enter the draft

Question 5

The big four who meant to decide what to do following WW1

Answer 5

US, France, England, and Italy

Question 6

The treaty of Versailles

Answer 6

Barred Germany form painting an army
required Germany to give land back to France
Forced them to pay 33 billion dollars to allies

Question 7

Red scare

Answer 7

US gov and people were scared of communists and feared they would try to take over the US
Schenk vs US Supreme Court case allowed gov to take away free speech rights in case of emergency

Question 8

Great migration

Answer 8

Movement of African Americans
Went northwest
Reasons: African Americans had trouble finding work in the south

Question 9

18th amendment

Answer 9

prohibition of alcohol

Question 10

21st amendment

Answer 10

reversed the 18th amendment

Question 11

Volstead Act

Answer 11

Helped enforce the 18th amendment

Question 12

19th amendment

Answer 12

Gave women the right to vote

Question 13

religious fundamentalists

Answer 13

religious people in the 1920s established a set of rules called the fundamentalism: the Bible was true and Alcohol was to blame for the problems of the time period

Question 14

Buying on Credit

Answer 14

Credit cards increased in popularity during the 1920s
People would borrow money to buy an item usually from a lending company or bank
Many manufacturers also offered installment plans: Customers would make payments instead of paying all upfront

Question 15

Industrial growth

Answer 15

More than 15 million automobiles were sold during the 1920s

Question 16

What were three industries that grew during the 1920s

Answer 16

Oil, Radio, and airline

Question 17

Economic danger sings

Answer 17

Uneven prosperity: By 1929 .1% of the population held 34% of the nations savings
Personal debt: The popularity of credit and installment plans led to a rise win debt
Overproduction: Consumers didn’t maintain enough demand for companies to have a steady growth in profit margins