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WWI/1920s
Question | Answer |
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What was one reason the U.S. decided to enter WWI? | Zimmermann Telegram. |
What was one reason the U.S. decided to enter WWI? | The sinking of the Lusitania and other trade ships by using submarine warfare. |
What was one reason the U.S. decided to enter WWI? | To maintain trading ties with Great Britain. $$ |
What is an alliance? | An agreement between countries to be on the same side during war. |
What were the 2 groups in WWI? | Allies and Central Powers. |
Who had to take full responsibility/blame for WWI? | Germany, |
What was the treaty at the end of the war that worsened political relationships in Europe? | Treaty of Versailles. |
How did the U.S. feel about the Treaty of Versailles? | It was too harsh. |
What was the Zimmerman Telegram? | Germany wanted to Mexico to declare war on U.S. and attack them in their country in return for money and land. |
What new music sprang up in the 1920's in cities like New Orleans? | Jazz. |
Who was an American baseball player who became a hero and one of the greatest of all time? | Babe Ruth. |
Who created the assembly line and the Model-T car? | Henry Ford. |
Who was the first man to fly solo in a transatlantic flight across the Atlantic Ocean? | Charles Lindbergh. |
What did the assembly line allow people to do? | Specialize or become experts at a specific job (Example: just screwing a wheel on). |
Who was the leader of the cultural movement called the Harlem Renaissance? | Langston Hughes |
Who was one of the most famous Jazz musicians of the 1920's? | Louis Armstrong. |
What is the 24th Amendment? | No more voting/poll tax. |
What is the 15th Amendment? | All men of all races. No man can be denied the right to vote based on race. |
What is the 19th Amendment? | Women can vote. |
What is the 23rd Amendment? | Washington D.C. can vote. |
What is the 26th Amendment? | The voting age is lowered to 18. |