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The acronym of MAINE
Militarism
Allies
Imperialism
Nationalism
Extreme Leaders -
Members of Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey -
Members of the Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Serbia, Greece -
Eastern Front
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Western Front
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How did Wilson react to the war?
Declared the US neutral and worked for peace. -
Germany and Autria-Hungary were opposed at the start of the war by
Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia -
The United States responded to the war by
Declaring neutrality -
The Spark of WW1
The leader of Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated causing Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia.*Not the cause of WW1 -
After the Russian Revolution in March 1917, Amerians were
more willing to join the Allies -
The convoy system
Using merchant ships surrounded by armed warships. -
Effect on women and minorities
The war halted immigration and there was a greater need for workers giving them jobs, -
Espionage Act of 1917
Makes it illegal to interfere with the draft. -
Events that turned America on Germany
-Zimmerman note
-Unrestricted sumbmarine warfare
-Russian revolution
-Lusitania -
Us joined the war
April 6, 1917 -
Germany surrendered
1918 after Paris attack -
Sedition act
Made disloyal statements about the U.S. -
Prohibition
It was the eighteenth amendment which banned the manufacturing, distributing, sale, and transportation of alcohol -
League of nations rejected
the Senate rejected league of nations in fear that it would drag us into another war/threaten American independence. -
U.S. After the war
American economy slows as war-time production ended.
Returning troops face difficult adjustment to civilian society
Many women and minority workers faced with a loss of jobs as men return to the workforce.
Despite contribution to war effort returning African American troops continue to face discrimination and segregation.
Death and destruction of war lead to feelings of gloom among many Americans. -
Rural
countries areas -
Bootlegger
A person who smuggles alcohol during prohibition -
Red Scare
The fear of communism in the 1920 -
Urban or Rural
Rural areas suffered in the 1920s because of the loss of foreign affairs and a large supply or crops causing prices to drop. -
Communism
"The Red Scare" was a movement that showed how much our nation feared the
possibility of peasants overthrowing our government and establishing -
The Palmer raids
By A. Mitchelle Palmer, targeted Radicals, Immigrants, and Anarchists -
Fear or immigrants
Sacco and Vanzetti were two men whose execution showed that the US was scared of immigrants -
the suffering of African Americans during slavery
inspired the creation of blues music -
World War 1 vocab
Neutrality-Not helping either side of the war.
Lusitania-A ship sunk by a German U-boat containing Americans.
Zimmerman Note-A telegram from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance. -
1920's
19th Amendment-Gave women the right to vote
Prohibition-A time period when drinking, making, and selling alcohol was illegal.
18th Amendment-Outlawed alcohol
Red scare-A time period when Americans greatly feared communism
21st Amendment-Repealed Prohibition -
Woodrow Wilson
Suffered a stroke during his second term, Warren G. Harding was elected after him in 1922 -
Two American Tariffs with Europe
Fordney-McCumber tariff of 1922
Hawley Smoot tariff of 1930 -
Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge "cleaned up" after the Teapot Dome Scandal, he was president after Warren Harding died. -
Act of 1924
Limited number of immigrants coming into the United States -
Herbert Hoover
Nicknames "boy wonder".
He came into office popular, however, the stock market crashed less than a year after and eventually became hated and blamed for it. -
Business Cycle
-Demand for durable goods falls
-Demand for investment goods falls
-Workers who make those goods are laid off
-Because these workers now have less income, they spend less--and demand falls further. -
Buying on margin
When people bought stocks only paying part of the cost of them, then having to load the rest out. -
Causes of the Great Depression
Dependence on credit
Unwise foreign policy
Failing American Farms/Agriculture
Troubled American Industry
Uneven Distribution of Income
Stock Market Crash -
Stock Market Crash
This event ENDED the roar of the "Roaring Twenties". -
Black Tuesday
The day that the stock market crashed on October 24 1929. -
Period: to
Great Depression
Stock Market crashed, beginning of the depression. -
Dust bowl
Desert storms combined with, Drought during 1930s, Millions of pounds of topsoil blown away from Texas to Dakotas, this making farming basically impossible. Hundreds of thousands of farmers moved to the west coast. -
shantytowns
little towns consisting mostly of shacks also called Hoovervilles. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
1930 legislation under Pres. Hoover that raised import duties by as much as 50%, worsening the worldwide depression. -
Bonus Army
WWI veterans who marched on Washington demanding their $1,000 bonus pay before the 1945 due date. -
Franklin Roosevelt
Before Presidency-
He was born into a wealthy family and went to Harvard.
He was the senator of New York-Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy and was a candidate to be a vice president but lost to Harding/Coolidge.
Ideas-
He was very liberal and believed that the government had responsibility to help the people directly.
He also repealed prohibition in 1933 -
End of Prohibition
1933 -
Appeasement
This is when one accepts the demands of another to avoid conflict.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. -
Leaders
Joseph Stalin-Dictator of Soviet Union during WWII
Benito Mussolini-He founded the Italy's Fascists Party
Adolf Hitler-Dictator of Germany
FDR-President of the US when wwII started. -
Nazism
This form of government was used by Adolf Hitler based off of totalitarianism and used by the Nazi party to unite Germany. -
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan -
Allied Powers
Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II. -
Blitzkrieg
A type of fast advancing warfare used by Germans -
General Eisenhower
Known for his planning of operation Overlord. -
Order of events ww11
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Germany invades Poland
Pearl Harbor was bombed
Germany surrenders
The US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Totalitarianism
A form of government in which the government has complete control over the citizens lives. -
Fascism
Fascism
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule. -
The start of the war
Germans invaded Poland and Britain and France declared war -
Fidel Castro
Communist dictator of Cuba. -
Truman Doctrine
Aid aimed at saving Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan
Aid will rebuild Western Europe. -
Cold War presidents
John F. Kennedy-Bay of Pigs invasion
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Korean conflict ends in a stalemate at the 38th Parallel.
George Bush Sr.-Soviet Union collapses.
Harry Truman-2nd Red Scare
Richard Nixon-NASA achieve moon landing. -
Capitalism
Capitalism-Economic system based on private property, including private ownership of the means of production, and the profit motive.
Communist-System of government in which a single party controls a state-owned economy.
United Nations-International peace-keeping organization after World War II. -
Joseph Stalin
He was the head of the Soviet Communists after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953.
He wanted to crush opposition. -
Nikita Kroushchev
New Soviet Premir. -
Vocab Words 1
Demilitarized Zone-A region between countries in which no military activity is permitted.
Stalemate-A military situation in which neither side can gain an advantage.
Militarization-A society organized around preparing for military conflict.
Containment-America's policy of stopping communism from spreading. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
Ronald Regan
