U.S. History Exam 2 - FLASHCARDS - 2_25 Lecture 6
What was the League of Nations and why was it weak?
international organization created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
What was the election of 1920?
Democrats chose James Cox, governor of Ohio with FDR as VP. Republicans chose Warren G Harding and won with 61% of popular vote
What was the Spanish Flu?
Killed 40 million people worldwide including 675,000 in the USA
What was the 19th Amendment?
Granted women the right to vote. Ratified in 1920
What was the 48th state to ratify the 19th amendment?
Tennessee
What was the Red Scare?
Russian revolution of 1917 stoked fear of communist infiltration
How many communists were in the US in 1919?
60 thousand
Who was General Mitchell Palmer?
Predicted a communist upheaval in 1920. Illegally arrested and deported people
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
Italian immigrants and anarchists who wished for a socialist utopia in USA. Arrested for participating in a robbery in Massachusetts and murder
Who was Webster Thayer?
Sentenced Sacco and Vanzetti to death by electric chair in 1927
