Study Guide ( Events Ideas) Flashcards
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Great White Fleet:
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- A great show of power.
- Paraded them around.
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Monroe Doctrine:
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- Isolationists
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British Blockade:
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- They put this up in front of the Germans to prevent trade.
- Did it legally.
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German U-boats:
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- They sank the Lusitania.
- It was a British ship.
- There were Americans and weapons on it.
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Zimmerman Note:
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- Note that Germany sent to Mexico asking them to attack the US.
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Fourteen Points:
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- This was Wilson’s program for reaching his goals.
- Those goals were: An end to secret treaties, keeping peace after war, removal of trade barriers, and the reduction of military forces.
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Espionage and Sedition Acts:
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- No one can speak out or discourage people from enlisting in the military.
- Takes away freedom of speech.
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Treaty of Versailles:
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- Harsh on Germany.
- Restricted their military to 100,000 men
- Took away some of their land as well.
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League of Nations:
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- Wilson wants to join it.
- The Senate shuts it down, because they want to stick to the Monroe Doctrine.
- People in the US don’t want in.
- Makes us Isolationists.
- Wanted peace.
- An organized plan that would bring peace and security to all the nations.
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Scopes Trial:
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- It was a fight between evolution and Christianity.
- John T. Scopes wanted to teach it.
- William Jennings Bryan was the prosecuting attorney.
- Scopes was found guilty and fined $100
- After this trial, Christianity took a step out of the political ring
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What was broadcasted on radio?
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Boxing and base ball
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19th Amendment:
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- women’s right to vote
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16th Amendment:
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- income taxes (increased money by printing money; causes depression)
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Great Migration:
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- ## Dust bowl…
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Chicago the largest city in MS:
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- A bunch of people moved from the MS Delta to Chicago.
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Run on Bank:
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- People rapidly trying to take out money b/c everything is crashing.
- Afraid the bank is about to fall.
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Borrowing money to pay for stocks:
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- Bank rates were lower than those for stocks.
- Banks and people took out loans and just put it right into stocks and made money.
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Relationship btw Mississippi Delta and Chicago:
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- Because of the Diaspora to Chicago from the MS - Delta, it also brought with it a bunch of different music.
- They walked the Illinois Central railroad to Chicago.
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Black Thursday October 29, 1929: Wall Street Crash (New York Stock Exchange crashed)
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- Stock market crashes.
- Tons of people rapidly try to sell stocks and save as much of tier money as they can.
