World War 1 Flashcards
Who introduced the 14 Points and what were they?
President Woodrow Wilson
proposal for peace agreements. self-determination
What did the US do with the Treaty of Paris?
not ratified by the American Senate
US suspends all reparation payments of Germany to the United States
What were the consequences of World War 1 for the US?
naval power, especially submarines
boost to the economy > Roaring 20s
principal creditor nation in the world
What happened in the Roaring 20s?
big social changes
immense wealth
rising middle class investing into the stock market
popular culture
leisure time: sports, entertainment, music
How did the image of women change?
Beginning of women's emancipation New Woman (Flapper) = short hair, tight short clothes, skinny
What did the Sufragette Movement did in the 1920s?
fighting for women’s rights to vote
> 19th Amendment to the Consitution: women’s right to vote
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
movement of black artists, musicians, writers, actors
Name 3 important people in the Harlem Renaissance
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
What music were important in the Roaring 20s?
Jazz
What was Prohibition?
consmung and producing alcohol + prostitution forbidden perceived immorality of women and alcoholism of working class men
What consequences did the prohibition had?
smuggling between dry and wet states
bootleggers = smuggling alcohol in boots
moonshining = producing and consuming alcohol illegaly at night
What led to the Great Depression in the 1930s?
Roaring 20s:
people start to buy things on credit and buying stocks
When was the stock market crash?
1929
Which groups suffered the most from the Great Depression?
recent immigrants Southerners African Americans Native Americans women
What are Hoovervilles and why are they called that?
after President Herbert Hoover
shanty towns of the poor on the outskirts of big cities
Who was President Roosevelt?
Democratic President
elected during Great Depression
media presidency
very popular, 3x reelected
What did President Roosevelt achieve?
New Deal reforms
“The Alphabet Soup”
What reforms did the New Deal introduce?
Agriculture Adjustment
Federal Emergency Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
What did the “Agriculture Adjustment” of the New Deal reforms introduce?
crop insurance
benefits to farmers who planted soil-enriching + food crops instead of soil-depleting and staple crops
What hinder the Agriculture Adjustment of the New Deal Reforms?
Dust Bowl
depleated soil + no rain for weeks > dust storms
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Dakotas
What did the “Federal Emergency Act” of the New Deal reforms introduce?
funds for public works to create jobs for unemployed
zB highway building, reforestation
What is the Tennessee Valley Auhority of the New Deals?
dams and power plants along the Tennessee River
> flood control, improved shipping, electricity for rural areas
What consequences did the stock market crash had?
banks fail
businesses go bankrupt
high unemployment
poverty
What did the “Fair Labor Standards Act” of the New Deal reforms introduce?
improved working conditions in factories and mills social benefits for workers no child labor under 14 minimum wages maximum working hours
What did the “Social Security Act” of the New Deal reforms introduce?
unemployment insurance
federal pension system
Who wrote in the 1920s?
expatriats disillusioned with involvement in WW1
“lost generation” meets in Paris
Name 2 writer and their books during the 1920s
F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The Great Gatsby”
Theodore Dreiser: “An American Tragedy”
What was the literature in the 1930s like?
great depression
proletarian literature
protest novels
Name 2 writers and their books during the 1930s
protest novel for poor farmers and sharecroppers:
John Steinbeck: “Grapes of Wrath”
protest novel for workers in the city:
John Dos Passos: “U.S.A.”
What consequence did the Dust Bowl in the 1930s had?
farmers lost their land and migrated to California
> abused as migrant farm workers
