Study Guide ( Events Ideas)

Question 1

Great White Fleet:

Answer 1

• A great show of power.
• Paraded them around.

Question 2

Monroe Doctrine:

Answer 2

• Isolationists

Question 3

British Blockade:

Answer 3

• They put this up in front of the Germans to prevent trade.
• Did it legally.

Question 4

German U-boats:

Answer 4

• They sank the Lusitania.
• It was a British ship.
• There were Americans and weapons on it.

Question 5

Zimmerman Note:

Answer 5

• Note that Germany sent to Mexico asking them to attack the US.

Question 6

Fourteen Points:

Answer 6

• This was Wilson’s program for reaching his goals.
• Those goals were: An end to secret treaties, keeping peace after war, removal of trade barriers, and the reduction of military forces.

Question 7

Espionage and Sedition Acts:

Answer 7

• No one can speak out or discourage people from enlisting in the military.
• Takes away freedom of speech.

Question 8

Treaty of Versailles:

Answer 8

• Harsh on Germany.
• Restricted their military to 100,000 men
• Took away some of their land as well.

Question 9

League of Nations:

Answer 9

• Wilson wants to join it.
• The Senate shuts it down, because they want to stick to the Monroe Doctrine.
• People in the US don’t want in.
• Makes us Isolationists.
• Wanted peace.
• An organized plan that would bring peace and security to all the nations.

Question 10

Scopes Trial:

Answer 10

• It was a fight between evolution and Christianity.
• John T. Scopes wanted to teach it.
• William Jennings Bryan was the prosecuting attorney.
• Scopes was found guilty and fined $100
• After this trial, Christianity took a step out of the political ring

Question 11

What was broadcasted on radio?

Answer 11

Boxing and base ball

Question 12

19th Amendment:

Answer 12

• women’s right to vote

Question 13

16th Amendment:

Answer 13

• income taxes (increased money by printing money; causes depression)

Question 14

Great Migration:

Answer 14

• ## Dust bowl…

Question 15

Chicago the largest city in MS:

Answer 15

• A bunch of people moved from the MS Delta to Chicago.

Question 16

Run on Bank:

Answer 16

• People rapidly trying to take out money b/c everything is crashing.
• Afraid the bank is about to fall.

Question 17

Borrowing money to pay for stocks:

Answer 17

• Bank rates were lower than those for stocks.
• Banks and people took out loans and just put it right into stocks and made money.

Question 18

Relationship btw Mississippi Delta and Chicago:

Answer 18

• Because of the Diaspora to Chicago from the MS - Delta, it also brought with it a bunch of different music.
• They walked the Illinois Central railroad to Chicago.

Question 19

Black Thursday October 29, 1929: Wall Street Crash (New York Stock Exchange crashed)

Answer 19

• Stock market crashes.
• Tons of people rapidly try to sell stocks and save as much of tier money as they can.