Unit 5 L2

Question 1

DOMESTIC CONSEQUENCES OF WORLD WAR 1

Answer 1

Strengthened the U.S. military and the power of the government. Accelerated social change for African Americans (Great Migration) and women (over one million in the work force). Intensified anti-immigrant, anti-radical sentiments.

Question 2

Transition process where a nation at war returns to a state of peace. Factories must convert to peacetime production, agriculture demand diminishes, soldiers need to find jobs, and African Americans and women who filled empty jobs are suddenly pushed out by those returning soldiers.

Answer 2

DEMOBILIZATION

Question 3

1922 new tariff (tax on imported goods) that was significantly higher than before – theory was it would protect U.S. manufacturers and their workers. Other countries raised their tariffs on U.S. goods – causing a negative impact on world trade.

Answer 3

Fordney-McCumber Act

Question 4

American plan to loan Germany $2.5 billion to pay back Britain and France, so they could pay the U.S. back for the war. Partly caused by the U.S. high tariffs – making it impossible for Britain and France to repay us without looking to collect their reparations from Germany. Caused resentment from everyone involved.

Answer 4

DAWES PLAN

Question 5

Corruption scandal involving the Secretary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall. He was secretly leasing federal oil reserves to private companies in return for cash gifts.

Answer 5

TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL

Question 6

Set up in 1921 to control the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S. from each foreign country, due to the prevailing nativist attitude “Keep America for the Americans.” Discriminated against those from eastern and southern Europe. Did not allow any Japanese immigration.

Answer 6

QUOTA SYSTEM

Question 7

Direct negotiations with several major powers to promote world peace. Held instead of joining the League of Nations. U.S. proposed partial disarmament (reducing the number of weapons).

Answer 7

Washington Naval Conference

Question 8

Agreement between the U.S., Britain, France, and Japan to respect each other’s territories in the Pacific and to submit any disputes to a joint conference of all four nations. Agreement was worked out at the same time as the Washington Naval Conference.

Answer 8

Four-Power Treaty

Question 9

In 1927, 15 nations pledged to not use war as an instrument of policy. Permitted nations to engage in a defensive war and had no means of enforcement.

Answer 9

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Question 10

Early 1920s, 300,000 Americans moved to Florida – land boom dominated the Florida economy. Hurricane struck South Florida in 1926 – and the boom turned to a bust.

Answer 10

ROARING 20S IN FLORIDA