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3 reasons the us entered the war.
Stalemate
Sub warfare (U-Boats) -
Weapons
Toxic gas, Machine Guns, and Tanks. -
World War One
the assassination of Franz Ferdinand from Austria-hungry. Austria-hungry declared war on Siberia which was the beginning of everything. World war one went from 1914-1918 -
U-Boats
This new machinery used by the Germans in sea warfare, to attack British and American ships in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. -
Red Scare
The fear of communism -
Rural to Urban
From Country living and farming to 51% of the population living in the city. -
18th amendment
banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol -
kellogg briad pact
outlawed war -
The Flapper
A symbol of women's expanding public role in America. -
Sacco & Vanzetti
Italian radicals who became symbols of the Red Scare -
Prohibition
when the manufacturing, distribution, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States -
Powers
Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria, Turkey
Allied Power-Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, France -
Prohibition
Time period where America was "dry" of alcohol due to the 18th Amendment -
Bootlegger
a person who made and smuggled alcohol -
Jazz
A style of music created by African Americans. -
Palmer Raids
A series of raids coordinated by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer in response to unexplained bombings targeting government official including Palmer himself. -
Speakeasies
Underground illegal bars -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People formed in 1909 and saw their organization, which stressed awareness of the plight of African Americans in America -
Warren G Harding
President during the time of the Teapot Dome scandal. -
Hoovervilles
The shacks people lived in when president Hoover was in office. -
Business Cycle
A model showing the nation's economics -
Black Tuesday
The day prices in the stock market dropped the most -
Recession
A slow down in the economy for two consecutive quarters (6 months) also known as a contraction -
Depression
A serve and prolonged slow-down"break-down" in the economy. the lowest point in the business cycle. -
Recovery
Active economic growth for two consecutive quarters (6 months) following a recession or depression. also known as expanding. -
Prosperity
An extended period of time of economic growth, people start to develop trust and confidence in the economy -
Peak
The highest point in the business cycle. -
Herbert Hoover
president during Americas worsts economic downfall. -
Blitzkrieg
"Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland -
Pearl Harbor
December 7 Surprise attack by the Japanese on the main U.S. Pacific Fleet harbored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii destroyed 18 U.S. ships and 200 aircraft. American losses were 3000, Japanese losses less than 100. In response, the U.S. declared war on Japan and Germany, entering World War II. -
D-day
June 6 Allies land on the beaches in Normandy, France and go on the offensive to drive Hitler's forces back into Germany -
Allied Powers
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France -
Dictator
A ruler who has complete power over a country -
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan -
Cash & Carry
We will sell you supplies if you pay us cash and come pick up your own weapons -
Hitler
dictator during World War II and the Nazi leader and founder; had over 6 million Jews assassinated during the Holocaust -
Joseph Stalin
dictator of the Soviet Union. He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition -
Lend Lease Policy
allowed the United States to ship arms and other supplies, without immediate payment, to nations fighting the Axis powers -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of giving American aid to nations threatened by communist expansion. -
communist
system of government in which a single party controls a state-owned economy -
Mao Zedong
leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists -
38th Parallel
The dividing line between South and North Korea. -
containment
Americans policy of stopping communism from spreading. -
Joseph McCarthy
a senator of Wisconsin; he charged 205 State Department employees and accused them of being communist party members, but they were never proven. -
Cold War
After World War II, the long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States.
1947-1991
