ADV American history : chapter 7 – Flashcards
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The triple alliance nations were
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Germany Italy Austria hungary
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Which organization specifically promoted support for the war among the American people
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Committee of public information
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One reason for the German surrender in 1918 was that
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Many German soldiers were no longer willing to fight
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When world war 1 began, president Wilson wanted the United States to remain neutral because of the nations..
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Ethnic diversity
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What was the effect of the sedition act of 1918?
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Limited freedom of speech
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How did World war 1 contribute to the African american great migration
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Creating jobs in the north
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What major event shocked the American people and led Wilson to no longer call for peace
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Zimmerman note exposed
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Why did congress pass the national defense act and the naval construction act in 1916
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To prepare Americans for the possibility of US involvement in the war
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What did president Wilson mean by peace without victory
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Terms of peace should not punish the defeated nations
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What was the result of the US senates refusal to approve the treaty of Versailles
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League of Nations was ineffective
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What did Wilson hope to accomplish with League of Nations
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He hoped to create a world organization where countries could gather and resolve their quarrels peacefully
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What was one cause of labor strikes in 1919?
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Rising prices
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What international event led to the red scare
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a revolution in Russia
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Which nation was the worlds economic leader after world war 1
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America
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In 1920, American voters elected a president who promised
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To return to simpler times
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The postwar period was difficult for farmers because
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Falling food prices
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Women's efforts and sacrifices during world war 1 led to the us government support for which reform
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Universal suffrage
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Imperialist nations built up their military strength
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To expand and protect their interests around the world
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Sensational headlines and pictures were characteristics of the
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Yellow press
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World war 1 was caused by a variety of factors including
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Nationalism Imperialism Alliances Militarism
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What crystallized American opinion at he beginning of world war 1
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Germany's invasion of Belgium
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Many Americans denounced Germany for its sinking of the
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U-boat
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Widespread support for the American war effort during world war 1 was promoted by the
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Committee of public information
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Which acts limited freedom of speech during world war 1
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Espionage and sedition act
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The movement of African Americans form the rural south to the industrial north in the early 1900s is known as the
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Great migration
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President Woodrow Wilson believed that if the victorious nations forced peace terms on the defeated nations after world war 1
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There would be no permanent peace
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President Wilsons peace without victory idea formed a key part of the
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14 points
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How did the end of world war 1 affect the economic opportunities available to women and African Americans
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It spelled the end of many economic opportunities for both groups
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In the late 1920s police arrested thousands of suspected radicals in what became known as the
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Palmer raids
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The League of Nations was formed after world war 1 as a forum for resolving international conflicts. One factor that contributed to the ineffectiveness of the league was
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Decision of the United States not to join the league
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President Woodrow Wilson feared that WW1 would set Americans against each other because
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The US was a melting pic of many different cultures
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Free enterprise was temporarily put on hold in the US during WW1 because industries were told what to produce, where the produces went, and how much it would cost by the
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