Ultimate Final Prep Flashcards
Zimmerman Note
germany asks mexico for an alliance and tells them that they are gonna start USGW on America
Wilson Neutrality
wilson declared america neutral during WW1 at first because of domestic issues and the european war
What are some outcomes of WW1
fall of germany russia austria-hungry, turkey, germa depression, roaring 20s, laid framwork for WW2
Open covenants of peace
part of woodrow willsomd 14 points
-no more secret agreements between countries, diplomacy shall be open to the world
UGSW
unrestricted submarine warfare
freedom of the seas
US demands that germany respects international agreements and protects neutral ships from attacks
germany never abides by this so the US declares war
self determination
the freedom of people or nations to shape their own lives and beliefs and create a independent government or state
14 points
Woodrow Wilson’s guide to building up the post WW1 world
failed
Assination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
catalysts for the start of WW1
the league of nations
international organization in geneva created after WW1 to solve international disputes
WEB Dubois and double consciousness
Double consciousness- the idea that two souls, negro and white can exist in one person
I know a black man from Mechanicvolle
written by WEB dubois
Margaret Sanger
creater of Planned Parenthood
Birth Control movement
led by margaret sanger and goal was to legalize birth control and make it universally available for women
Purity during the Roaring 20s
roaring 20s destroyed purity culture think about the clean water being mixed with dirty water
Nativism and Immigration during the 1920s
Immigration at Ellis island had a boom and many people cane to america
cause of nativism- a new kind of immigrant was coming to america who was not white and was illlterate and unskilled
United states vs Bhaghat Singh Third
-Singh immigrated to the US as a member of a high caste in india and fought in WW1
-He wanted citizenship but only white people and black free people got it
-argued that because he was from a high caste in ounjab he is classified as white
definition of terroism
debatable
Andrew Kehoe
1920s american mass murderer
detonated bombs causing Bath School disaster
committed suicide
Wallstreet bombing 1920s
Communist sympathizers commit an act of terroism by bombing street and killing 40 people
people argue on wether it was an act of terroism as no business men were killed, only street vendors were
Causes of the great depression
-80 % of americans without savings
-gap between rich and poor
-70% of people can’t afford what they need to survive
-credit from the 1920s masking problems
-banks collapsing
new deal
FDRs solution to the great depression
list three new deal programs
AAA
NRA
TVA
SEC
FDIC
WPA
AAA
agricultural adjustment act
wheat
PWA
Public works administration.
making highways
WPA
works projects administration
projects for unskilled workers
TVA
tennessee valley administration
flooding plumbers
GSA
new deal art program
short term cause for ww2
invasion of poland by nazi Germany
long terms causes for ww2
treaty of versailles, japan colonial empire, appeasement, great depression, rise of nazi facism
treaty of versailles and its role
signed by germany and allied nations to put an end to WW1
puts germany in extreme economic and political danger
beats germany down so much that the people are inspired by the nazis cause they say they will avenge germany after the treaty of versailles
War industries board
government agency of the US that coordinated war purchases
Potsdam conference
potsdam question: how to handle germany
planned future of europe
Yalta- war reparations from germany
remaking of germany, splitting of berlin
appeasement
giving into a nations desire to prevent conflict
Churchill stance on appeasement
he opposed it because it was dishonoring britain
what caused the US to get involved in WW2
pearl harbor
division of germany after WW2
at first it was split into four zones with soviets getting the most, but eventually the allies combinded sections
Normandy invasion
(D-Day)
operation overloard
allies secure 5 beaches
allies successful convinced germany that they were gonna invade from somewhere else
Japanese internment camps
“relocation centers”
discrimination after pearl harbor “limiting japanese espionage”
rationing WW2
citizens were asked to limit personal food and supplies for soilders abroad
zoot suits wasted fabric and caused hatred against mexican immigrants
Potsdam.l vs Versailles
Versailles- harsh finical punishment that led to WW2 for germany
Potsdam- learned form versailles and was less harsh to avoid another World War
Us bombing of japan
maybe the US bombed japan to keep Russia out of japan
genocide
commits acts of killing with intent to destroy a national ethnic or religious group
crime against humanity
commuting a wide spread criminal offense against any civilian population with knowledge of the attack
war crime
willful killings, torture, inhumane treatment, hostages
pyramid of hate bottom to top
biased attitudes
act if bias
discrimination
bias motivated violence
genocide
iron curtain
imaginary boundary diving europe after ww2
containment
contain communisism
truman doctrine
US gives aid to any country threatened by communism
(focuses on military aid)
cold war
ideological war between US and soviet union
act react
submarine
snowball
one small event that spirals out of control
like russian submarine
snowball
one small event that spirals out of control
like russian submarine
blowback
what happens as a result of your actions
blowback
what happens as a result of your actions
9.5
MAD
detante
coming down period because of MAD
