What was the main way the government funded the war?
selling war bonds
How was the Sedition Act different from the Espionage Act?
it targeted anyone who spoke out against the government
What did industrialists accuse union leaders of trying to spread?
communism
True or False: President Wilson promoted US territorial expansion in his Fourteen Points Speech.
False
What is the meaning of Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch's statement "this isn't a peace, it's a twenty year truce" regarding the Versailles Peace Treaty?
demands placed on Germany would lead to a future war
What did Republican presidents in the 1920s typically support?
business interests
Why did crime and illicit drinking flourish despite Prohibition?
enforcement was weak and underfunded
Why was the War Industries Board established?
allocate scarce materials to American industries
True or False: Regarding the contribution of US troops to WWI, it is most accurate to say that they helped achieve key victories for the Allies.
True
What nation was set a reparations bill of $33 billion in gold by the Reparations Committee at the Paris Peace Conference?
Germany
What country did Austria-Hungary blame for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
Serbia
In the 1920s, what was the best predictor of how a women would vote?
how her husband voted
How did the influenza virus actually spread?
it was an airborne virus
What was the main effect of the Espionage Act?
discourage free speech
What effect did the Bolshevik revolution have on WWI?
Russia made peace with the Central Powers
What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?
gave women the right to vote
What was a major effect of the widespread acquisition of radios in American homes during the 1920s?
development of mass culture
When was Prohibition repealed?
during the Great Depression
In the 1920s, what was the primary employment of American women?
secretaries and telephone operators
Who were referred to as "wets"?
people who opposed Prohibition
How did Charles Lindbergh's achievement represent traditional American values to some?
recalled pioneers' independence and the spirit of adventure
Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Forces?
John J. Pershing
Who was a popular trumpet player who gained prominence during the Jazz Age?
Louis Armstrong
What was the primary focus of the Committee on Public Information?
serve as the government's pro-war propaganda machine
Which act prohibited anti-government speech during the war?
Sedition Act
Where did the Spanish Influenza actually originate?
the American Midwest
Where did the Immigration Act of 1924 significantly restrict immigration from?
Eastern Europe
What was an affect of the German U-boat attacks on British passenger ships?
a modest, but controversial, expansion of the American armed forces
What was Warren G. Harding's campaign slogan?
return to normalcy
During the war, most enlisted Black Americans worked as what?
laborers
According to the Schlieffen Plan, how was Germany going to attack France?
from the North
What linked the US to the Allied Powers even before the US was directly involved in the war?
trade with and loans to Allied nations
Who was President Wilson's primary opponent about the League of Nations?
Henry Cabot Lodge
The Scopes Trial revealed Fundamentalists' rejection of what?
evolution
What countries were in the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Who was the African-American leader who rejected integration in favor of establishing an independent nation in Africa?
Marcus Garvey
What did the Teapot Dome scandal involve?
members of President Harding's cabinet accepting bribes
Which nation was excluded from the Paris Peace Conference?
Germany
Why did Charles Lindbergh become a celebrity?
he was the first to complete a nonstop, solo flight across the Atlantic
True or False: In deciding whether or not to fight, Alvin C. York faced an agonizing conflict in reconciling his patriotism with his pacifist religious beliefs.
True
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
sent to Mexico by Germany asking them to start a border war with the US
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