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What were the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I?
militarism, alliance system, imperialism, and nationalism
What event led to the United States entering World War I?
Zimmerman Telegram
What was the name of the international representative body created after World War I?
League of Nations
What was the League of Nations supposed to do?
solve international problems with diplomatic negotiations as opposed to war
Why was the United States afraid of the spread of communism after World War I?
Russian Revolution and the spread of communism in Russia
Why did nativism rise in the 1920s?
Increased immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe ("new immigrants" who were seen as unassimilable)
What was the name of the artistic movement that celebrated African American culture and art that began in the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
Why did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff fail?
stopped international trade and led to the rise in nationalism
What was the name of the program intended to help solve the crisis of bank closures?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Why was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation unsuccessful?
No regulation on banks and what they had to do with the money they were given
What happened with the Bonus Army?
Unemployed WWI veterans wanted their bonuses and marched on Washington to demand them
Name three New Deal programs.
Farm Bill, NRA, TVA, PWA, Emergency Banking Relief Act
Name two men who supported extremist ideas during the Great Depression.
Francis Townsend, Charles Coughlin, and Huey Long
What does the FDIC do?
Federal insurance on bank deposits
What were Hoovervilles?
communities of unemployed and homeless people living in shacks
Why was Black Tuesday important?
Stock Market crash and the signaled beginning of the Great Depression
