What were the Results of the Treaty of Versailles?
It created the League of nations and punished Germany Harshly ( Territorial Loss, Sole Responsibility, 33B$ reparations, added severe military restrictions)
What were the reasons for the U.S. Senate rejecting the treaty of Versailles? Main senator objecting?
It meant that the US would be joining the League of Nations and be in a Permanent Alliance. Senators known as Irreconciliables wanted to isolate. Strong Reservationalists wanted changes to make countries work together, before the US would join. Main senator rejecting was Henry Cabot Lodge
What were the domestic consequences of The Great War ? (4)
-accelerated America’s emergence as the world’s greatest industrial power
-contributed to the movement of African Americans to Northern Cities(great migration)
-intensified anti-immigrant and anti-radical sentiments among mainstream Americans.
-brought over one million women into the work force
What role did the Espionage and Sedition Acts play during the war?
The act made it a crime to convey information intended to interfere with the war effort. Later the Sedition Act imposed harsh penalties for a wide range of dissenting speech. Led to Schenk V the US. Schenck was arrested for handing out anti draft pamphlets. The Supreme Court says if your speech presents a clear and present danger to the US it can be limited.
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of immigrants / dissent especially those who embraced communist ideology, fear was increased by the bombs mailed to key individuals in gov’t, leading to AG Palmer Conducting the “Palmer raid” over 4000 accused were arrested/tried/deported.
What were the economic results of the Great War?
The US was the richest, most developed country in the world, mass production, higher wages, new consumer goods.
What were the Four ‘MAIN’ reasons for the Great War?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
How did the Role of African Americans and women change during the Great War?
Worked the Jobs MEN had; factory jobs; began migrating North for work (great migration)
What was the Purpose of the Fourteen Points and League of Nations?
14 points focused on creating new international rules that would eliminate future wars. Creating new nations that would give consideration to ethnic and national identities and to create a League of Nations that would solve international problems with diplomacy, not war.
Who were the Big Four at the end of WWI?
US. England, Italy, France
When did the European Countries sign the Treaty of Versailles? When did the U.S. sign it?
Europe Signed it in 1919, US signed in 1921 - we did not join the league of nations.
What does “Return to Normalcy” mean? Whose motto was it?
It means to return to life how it was before WW1. It was Warren G. Harding’s motto
What was the Urban Sprawl and what invention started it?
Urban Sprawl is cities spreading outwards into suburbs. The Automobile (Ford Model T) started this.
What amendment started Prohibition?
18th Amendment
What were speakeasies?
Illegal bars where people illegally drank during prohibition.
How did the US government change immigration restrictions in the 1920s?
They implemented a quote system and favored northern/western Europeans while restricting the rest of the world
What was the campaign slogan for Herbert Hoover in 1928?
“A Chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage”
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Cultural movement where African American Art + Culture was thriving
What was the Kellogg-Briand Treaty?
It banned war as a means of foreign policy (which didn’t really work)
Describe the ‘Flapper’ of the 1920s. How did this change American culture?
A flapper was a young women who wore shorter dresses, drank, smoked, partied, and challenged the traditional role of women. This affected American culture by making women more free and equal and challenged traditional norms.
How did consumer spending increase in the 1920s?
Installment Plans (Credit), Mass Production (Cheaper Items), Advertising, New and Better Revolutionary Products
Who was A. Mitchell Palmer and what did he fight against?
He was the former US attorney General and he fought against communism and radicals.
What was the impact and purpose of the Great Migration?
The purpose of the great migration was to escape racism and find jobs. It created the growth of black culture and cities. Shifted black population north.
Why did the Teapot Dome Scandal hurt Warren G Harding’s presidency?
The government secretly leased oil reserves for money, which exposed corruption under Harding’s Presidency
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