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| How did Britain respond to American neutrality? |
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| Britain rejected the idea and did not want America to trade with Gernmany |
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| What was the Roosevelt Corollary? |
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| addition to the monroe doctrine, stated that no european countries were allowed in latin american affairs. |
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| Woodrow Wilson’s approach on ______ relied heavily on his sense of morality. |
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| What was Taft’s policy of “dollar diplomacy?” |
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| described the efforts of the U.S. to further it's foreign policy aims in latin america and east asia through use of its economic power, by guaranteeing loans to foreign countries. |
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| The murder of several Americans by _______ directly led to Wilson’s decision to invade Mexico in 1916. |
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| How does Brands characterize American foreign policy between 1901 and 1920? Aggressive? |
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| _________ had only a limited background in politics when he took office in 1912. |
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| What occurred with the Lusitania that cost 128 Americans their lives and enraged the American public? |
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| british ship sank by the German U-boat U-20 |
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| With the out break of World War I Wilson chose to declare the United States as ______. |
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| Who was General John J. Pershing in relation to the American Expeditionary Force? |
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| American economy of the 1920s saw explosive growth particularly in the ______ industries. |
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| How did the American public respond to Wilson’s decision of neutrality? |
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| feared attacks from the British and Germans in foreign waters. |
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| What was the Sussex Pledge? |
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| agreement b/t the U.S. and Germany. Germany agreed to warn all ships German U-Boats came across before they torpedoed them |
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| What was the Zimmerman Telegram? |
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| a message from Germany trying to get Mexico into WW1 |
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| what was the main body of the Expeditionary Force composed of? |
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| Was the American contribution decisive to the war? |
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| What was the job of the Committee of Public Information? Did any negative results occur? How did Wilson respond? |
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| gave people jobs in the community to clean the streets and benefit the environment. it had a negative effect b/c too much $ was spent. Wilson responded by limiting funding and changed it to the CPA |
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| Know some of the difficulties faced by the United States in mobilizing for war. |
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| foreign airplane design and construction took 6 months longer |
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| Why did Wilson not appoint a Republican delegate to the Conference? Did this cause problems later when he sought ratification of the Treaty of Versailles? |
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| Wilson wanted as much control as possible |
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| Who was Charles Lindbergh? |
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| first man to fly across the atlantic, author, inventor |
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| how did southern African-Americans respond to the war labor shortages? |
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| by migrating to northern cities. |
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| Was the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 successful? |
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| What was the Red Scare of 1919? Why did it occur? Who led it? Why did it end? |
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| war paranoia, led by mitchel palmer, the war ended |
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| How does Brands describe the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s? Why did it eventually decline? |
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| powerful, decline b/c of murders and kidnappings, and intimidating witnesses. |
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| One of Wilson’s major goals in Paris was to establish the _______. |
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| Who were the “mild reservationists,” “the strong reservationists,” and “the irreconcilables?” |
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| What role did marketing play in the growth of the automobile industry? |
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| How does Brands characterize Wilson’s dealings with the Mexican government? Does he treat them as diplomatic equals? |
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| not as equals, 1st invasion-b/c he wanted huerta out of office. 2nd invasion-Wilson sends general John J Pershing to capture Villa for American murders |
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| U.S.-Woodrow Wilson, France-Georges Clemenceau, England-David Loyd George, and Italy-Vitorio Orlando |
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| Know some of the outstanding cultural developments of the US. |
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| Did the automobile change American life after the 1920s? |
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| assembly lines increased production and people could drive. |
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| Who were Sacco and Vanzetti? |
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| were convicted of murdering two men during an armed robbery, anarchists, controversial trial. |
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| Was the immigration legislation prejudicial toward new immigration? Why? |
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| What was the state of agriculture at this time? Weak or Strong? |
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| What occurred within the Teapot Dome scandal? Who was primarily responsible? |
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| albert fall secretary of interior, convinced secretary of navy to put in his power land with oil on it and fall rented out land to private oil companies, because they were "under developed". he actually got a bribe. |
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Know that the election of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge represented a reaction against
Progressivism and a return to traditional Republican policies. |
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| What was the Volstead Act? Was Prohibition successful? Did it have other negative results? |
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| started prohibition, increased crime. was not successful, Al Capone |
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| Does Brands characterize the Social Security Act of 1935 as conservative or radical? |
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| How was the integrity of the Republican presidency restored after Harding’s death? |
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| calvin coolidge era of unprecedented material prosperity and technological advances, with consumers snapping up widely available new products such as automobiles, radios and household appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines. |
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Who was Father Coughlin? Francis Townsend? Huey Long? Why were they collectively important in
their opposition to FDR and the New Deal? |
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| catholic preist who attracted radio attention by attacking wallstreet and bankers. eventually created social security, wanted to redistribute $ from the rich to the poor. created the "share wealth program" |
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| What was the Second New Deal? |
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| made roosevelt look bad, conservative. long term effects were radical, 5000 to every family to stimulate the economy. |
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| Know some of the political developments of the 1920s. |
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| harrison, harding, and coolidge conservatives in power, turning away from progressivism |
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| What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal? |
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| a series of economic programs that were in response to the great depression. served to aid in reform. |
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| Did the policies of Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon favor any particular group? |
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| What did the Wagner Act guarantee to workers? |
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| right to join a union as well as the unions right to collective bargaining |
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| Know that the New Deal was initially quite ______. |
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| Know that the policies of Herbert Hoover favored a closer relationship between government and business. |
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| What was the “Hundred Days?” |
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| first 100 days of roosevelt's presidency term |
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| The Tennessee Valley Authority was intended to bring modernization and jobs to poor, rural areas of the upper South. How? |
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