Unit 6: Chapter 20 Flashcards
What was the Red Scare
A period in the late 1910’s and early 1920’s when radical socialist/communist citizens were bombing government buildings and officials to further their agenda
What was Americas foreign policy in the 1920’s?
Isolationism
Define the Term: Washington Naval Conference
The first meeting to address the ongoing building up of various countries navies?
What country was most displeased with the Washington Naval Conference and why?
Japan, because their navy was given less room to grow than Britain’s
Define the Term: Kellogg-Briand Pact
Outlawed War
What was the fundamental flaw of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
You can’t enforce outlawing war without going to war.
What were the economic conditions between Germany, the Allies, and the United States?
Germany owed the allies reparations, The allies owed the United States money for support, the United States invested in Germany through loans which Germany also had to pay back
What was the proposed solution to the economic spiral post WWI?
The Dawes Plan reduced German reparations and lowered interest on Allied war debts
What was the economic policy of the 1920’s
Laissez-Faire
Define the Term: Laissez-Faire
“To let alone” free-enterprise economy with minimal government intervention
Who were the 3 Presidents (in order) in the 1920’s
Warren G Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
What major scientific theory gained traction in the 1920’s?
Theory of Relativity
What was the effect of the 18th Amendment?
Increased the crime rate/criminal activity
What is the nickname for 1920-1929?
The Roaring 20’s?
Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Charles A. Lindergh
