Lecture 22-25 Flashcards
What was the goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
It was designed to raise agriculture prices by paying farmers to not farm * subsidized scarcity *
Why did Germany resume unrestricted submarine warfare in Jan 1917
They knew it would take the US a full year to get ready and they thought they could win the war by then
Why did Germany sink the Lusitania
They believed it carried ammunition, so they considered it a warship
How did pres Wilson respond to the sinking of Lusitania
He wrote a series of notes that demanded Germany to pay reparations
The treaty of Versailles made who pay reparations
Germany
Why did the bonus army gather at Washington DC in 1932
The veterans wanted their promised “bonus” earlier than the set date
What was the Zimmerman telegram
Urged Mexico to support Germany if the US declared war on Germany + they promised Mexico tx, ax,new mex
What event started (not caused) ww1
The assassination of archduke Ferdinand (by the panslavic group black hand)
What happened to Roosevelts court packing plan
The people hated it but it continued since many people in resigned or died
What is the historical significance of the second battle of the Marne
It marked the beginning of German withdraw
In 1931-1932 who did japan invade
Manchuria
When did ww1 end
Nov 11 1918
Who was the Puritan Of Babylon after Harding’s death and vetoed 50 bills
Calvin Coolidge
What is the significance of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
It took the Soviet Union out of the war
What was the popular image of the a free woman who smoked luckies
The flapper
