unit 3 test Flashcards
What is the significance of 1914-1918? How did this happen?
dates of WWI
war outbroke bc of stuff like militarism, intense nationalism, territorial expansion of empires, desire for sovereignty and independence in colonies globally, and inflexible alliance systems
Why would the U.S. not want to be a part of this shit
- expensive
- geo separation
- literally no reason to join
- they gotta maintain positive relations w/Europe
- they need to focus on domestic issues since the Progressive Era is fully going on rn
- THEY NEED TO AVOID CASUALTIES!!!!!!
- a shitton of immigrants coming in\
- what about political clout?????
- we don’t want to lose land 🥺
- use of Am resources
- isolationist
- U.S. military is not like a magor superpower yet
- Allies might lose😬
What is the significance of the Lusitania?
British passenger ship passing through warzone that was attacked by German submarines (1,198 ppl died, including 128 Americans
Is the U.S. reeeeeeeaaaaalllllly neutral?
no.
- shipped ammunitions to England via the Lusitania n stuff like that
What is the significance of the Zimmermann Telegram?
- Germany plans to distract U.S. by planning a ground invasion to divert their attention and plans to rope U.S. into war and defeat them
–U.K. gives U.S. Zimmermann Telegram and waited a little bc they need to let U.S. beg a lil more
-a week later, it’s leaked
-a month later, U.S. declared war
What is the significance of the Sussex Pledge?
-Germany broke it for shits n giggles and began unrestricted submarine warfare and the U.S. severed diplomatic relations w/Germany
How did the U.S. government justify First Amendment limitations during WWI?
the war
What was the significance of the Schenck v. United States?
-when that one guy spoke out against the draft and got ruled against by SCOTUS
-shows that the rights of the people are not absolute and depend on circumstances. For example, if a nation is in a war, then some rights may not apply
What was the significance of the Espionage Act?
-illegalized speaking out/writing national defense information that could be detrimental to the US war effort, armed services, or recruitment program
What was the significance of the Sedition Act of 1918?
- made it a federal offense to be mean about the Constitution, the flag, the American Uniform, or the govt
- Congress realized they overstepped and repealed it in 1921
- it’s sososo funny bc the U.S. literally is a country BECAUSE of sedition like Patriots were conducting sedition against Loyalists
What was the significance of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
it was literally “why can’t we all just get along :( “
his ass does NOT want this shit to happen again and he proposed a League of Nations
he wanted NO MORE WARS and all of these were also based on SELF DETERMINATION
When was Armistice Day?
11.11.1918
What was the significance of the Paris Peace Conference?
territory is divided and peace treaty is finalized
Fourteen Points were ignored because U.K. and France were PISSED dawg they were Not vibing with Germany
France and U.K. are like “bro has no right to say this we literally suffered So much and lost way more and he just doesn’t understand” and U.K. is also like “WE WERE DESPERATE AND BEGGING. YOU LITERALLY COULD’VE HELPED US”
Congress rejects this treaty bc like it’s a recipe for another war that they don’t want to get involved in (which it lowk was. Hitler was the main cook but)
How was Eugene Bullard significant?
- his participation in the war was representative of Americans’ desires to participate in the war for a worthy cause, even before their country entered the war
How was prohibition significant in the 20s?
-increasing black market-gang wars are caused by competition
-since people do find loopholes to drink still, speakeasies are born
-flappers
