Unit I Review World War I 1920s

Name the three powers who were part of the Triple Entente. Russia, France, Great Britain

This man was elected president in Woodrow Wilson

The Zimmerman Telegram proposed an alliance between what two countries? Germany and Mexico

Active fighting began in the war when Germany invaded this neutral nation (through the Schlieffen Plan)… Belgium

Prior to WWI, the country that the United States traded with most was… Great Britain

Name for night clubs during prohibition era. Speakeasies

What are two reasons prohibition failed? Too difficult to enforce (Not enough police, too little funding. Crime bosses were too powerful.) People wanted to celebrate after war time. Wording of 18 th Amendment did not make it illegal to buy or drink alcohol.

What term describes the discrimination against immigrants of the 1920s? Nativism

During the Red Scare, many Americans specifically feared this idea of government… Communism

What organization conducted the Palmer Raids? Bureau of Investigations or known today as the FBI

Who was the famous defendant in the 1925 trial in Tennessee brought about for teaching the Theory of Evolution? John Scopes

This man was the mastermind of the Teapot Dome scandal. Albert Fall

What act made it illegal to speak out against the draft and was considered unconstitutional? Sedition Act

This man, from Jamaica, led the Back to Africa movement during the Harlem Renaissance. Marcus Garvey

The sinking of this British ocean liner angered both the British and the Americans. Lusitania

The name for the agreement in 1928 that renounced war as an instrument of national policy. Kellogg Briand Pact

Name the MAIIN causes for WWI breaking out. Militarism Alliance System Industrialization Imperialism Nationalism

What were the names of the Big Four nations (Think about the image of the four men standing at the Treaty of Versailles)? Great Britain France Italy United States

Name three countries that were part of the Central Powers. Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire

What was the name for Germany ’ s plan that would prevent Germany from fighting a two front war? Schlieffen Plan

When did the US enter WWI? (month, year) April 1917

American ships were not susceptible to German US boats when they used the ______ system. (Be able to describe it!) Convoy

Who was the commander of the American Armed forces on the Western Front? General John J. Pershing

What was the committee called that controlled war time propaganda in the United States led by George Creel? The Committee on Public Information

Where did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occur? Bosnia (Sarajevo)

This American tariff limited imports from France and Britain in the early 1920s. Fordney McCumber Tariff

Describe what happened to immigration during the 1920s. It decreased due to the Quota Act which limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the country each year.

What is the name of the mass exodus of African American from the south to the north? The Great Migration

Who were the targets for the KKK during the 1920s? African American Jews Catholics Immigrants

What was the name given to the new emancipated women of the 1920s? Flappers

Name three Harlem Renaissance artists (could be an artist, singer, musician, writer, performer etc.) Paul Robeson, Bessie Smith, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay

Name two ways the Treaty of Versailles set up WWII. Germany felt humiliated Italy left bitter Japan and many other nations involved felt neglected

When did armistice occur?

Money paid for damages are called… Reparations

What action directly caused the US to enter the war? Zimmerman Note

What did the National War Labor Board do? Settle disputes between labor and management during war time

This man is considered the biggest national hero of the 1920s. Charles Lindbergh

This man had his house bombed by anarchists during the Red Scare. He was also the man who appointed J. Edgar Hoover to lead the raids named in his honor. A. Mitchell Palmer

Germany and Russia signed a separate peace treaty in 1918 called the… Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Name the two Italian anarchists were executed in 1927 in part because of the Red Scare? Nicola Sacco and Bart Vanzetti

Name a weapon used as part of the introduction of mechanized warfare. Planes, Tanks, etc…

What is the term used to describe the flowering of African American culture in the 1920s? Harlem Renaissance

This organization tried to use peaceful means to help improve the lives of African American within American society. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

The Scopes trial dealt with the conflict between… Religion (Fundamentalism) and Science (Evolution)

Who said, “ The world must be made safe for democracy. ” Woodrow Wilson

The 18 th Amendment outlawed what? (Be very specific) Manufacturing, Transportation, and Sale of alcohol. NOT buying or drinking.

This amendment in this year ended prohibition. 21 st Amendment, 1933

Name the two famous lawyers from the Scopes trial. Clarence Darrow (Defense) and William Jennings Bryan (Prosecution)

What was the area between the trenches called? “ No man ’ s land ”