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week 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who established the Hull house in Chicago to help immigrants | Jane Adams |
| What award to Jane Adams recieve | Nobel Peace Prize in 1913 |
| What is an alliance? | Agreement two or more countries |
| Who was in the triple Entente? | Britan, Russia, and France |
| What is imperialism? | When a country broadens it territory and power into a large empire |
| World war 1 began after what big event? | Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated |
| What is trench war fare? | fighting where both sides build deep trenches as a defense |
| What diseases did soldiers get from trenches? | trench foot and trench fever |
| How many countries were in the Allied powers? | 12 countries |
| 4 countries made up what? | Central Powers |
| Why did US enter WWI? | Germany sinking 8 U.S. ships |
| US entered WWI on what date? | April 6, 1917 Allies |
| What was shellshocked? | condition that describes concussions, emotional shock, nervous exhaustion |
| What is it called when both sides agree to stop fighting is called | armistice |
| What was the main purpose of President Wilsons Fourteen Points? | wilson gathered 150 advisor to help write a strategy (14 pts) for end the war and made goals he wanted to achieve with the war. |
| How did Wilson approach peace? | He didn't believe in revenge, He believed in the power of kindness, He wanted peace without victory! |
| How did the other leaders of the big four want to approach peace? | French believed Germany should accept full blame and be severely punished. |
| How did the Treaty of Versallies punish Germany? | accept complete responsibility for the war. disarm, give up land, pay $33 billion to other countries |
| What group was established to help settle disputes between countries? | League of Nations. (U.S. did not join) |
| What was prohibitation ? | the 18th amendment, a period of time what it was illegal to make or sell alcoholic drinks |
| what was the 19th Amendment? | Woodrow Wilson signed it, it gave women the right to vote |
| Who was the 29th president of the US? | Warren Harding |
| Music invented by African Americans in New Orleans? | Jazz |
| "The first star of Jazz" | Louis Armstrong |
| What was the Great Migration? | southern blacks moved north and settled in cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and NY |
| What was the Harlem Renasissance? | when African American culture increased; musicians, poets, writers, and artist were all part of this movement |
| Who was the 30th president? | Calvin Coolidge |
| Who was George Herman? | Babe Ruth! played for NY Yankees, most home runs, reasons baseball game attendance increased |
| Who flew the spirit of St. Louis? | Charles Lindberg in 1927 from NY to Paris, 1st pilot to accomplish this nonstop flight across the Atlantic |