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The United States Enters World War I Notes from The Century, America’s Time- Shell Shock ! Video Questions Critical Thinking Questions 1. What was the Lusitania? 1. Write a thesis of America's foreign policy before WWI. a. What happened to it? b. How many Americans died? 2. What prompted the start of WWI in June of 1914? 2. Write a thesis of America's foreign policy after the outset of WWI. 3. Who was in each alliance? a. Central Powers: Germany, ___________________________________________ b. Allied Powers: 4. What position did the United States take at the beginning of the war? 5. How did propaganda affect Americans? 6. How did the war affect the United States economically? 3. What do you already know about Wilson's opinion about America's role in international politics? What were his top priorities concerning foreign policy? 7. How did the war change the American labor force and why? 4. Who did we sympathize with in the war and why? (Include reasons that were in existence before the war began) 8. What was the Great Migration? 9. Describe the warfare of the Western Front. 10. Define stalemate: 5. What effects would WWI have on the US socially, politically, and economically? 11. What weapons were key to WWI warfare? 12. What was shell shock? 13. What happened to the Russia in the midst of WWI? 6. Contrast the reasons the United States entered WWI with the reasons European nations entered WWI. 14. What events shifted Wilson’s determination to remain neutral? 15. What was Wilson’s goal for the war? 7. Analyze the validity of this statement: The Treaty of Versailles was what Wilson wanted, a "just and lasting peace". 16. When did American troops arrive in France? 17. Describe the American soldiers upon arrival in Europe. 18. When did the Germans formally surrender? 19. What were President Wilson’s 14 points? 20. Who were the “Big Three” of the Paris Peace Conference? 21. The Treaty of Versailles was more about ______________________ than peacemaking. 8. If you had to choose the #1 reason the US went to war what would it be? WWI: Global Conflict and the Home Front I. Total War. A. A total war is one where a nation devoted ____________________________________________. B. The government takes ______________________________________. C. Crucial supplies are ___________________ to civilians so that more can be used for the war. II. The Home Front – An Overview A. Mobilization & Conscription 1. ______________________________________of 1917 2. 24,000,000 men ______________________________________by the end of 1918. 3. ______________________________________men served in WWI (2,000,000 saw active combat). 4. Segregation in the AEF a. 400,000 African-Americans served in ______________________________________. b. 15,000 ______________________________________served as scouts, messengers, and snipers in non-segregated units. B. Control of Industry – ______________________________________ 1. ___________________Board – 2. ___________________ – 3. Railroad Administration – 4. National War Labor Board 5. _____________________________ C. Financing the War 1. Total cost for the US: ___________________ 2. Federal Reserve System 3. 2/3 from loans (______________________________________!) a. Heavily ___________________ 4. War Revenue Bills (1917, 1918): increase in ___________________ 5. Excess-profit tax D. Opportunities and Reform 1. Unemployment virtually ______________________________________. 2. Expansion of “______________________________________.” 3. Close cooperation between ______________________________________. 4. New opportunities for ______________________________________ groups. 5. Women a. Took over ______________________________________during the course of the war b. Intensified efforts for women’s ___________________ c. August 26, 1920: ______________________________________ 6. ____________________________________ a. b. E. Promoting National Unity 1. ______________________________________ a. Forbade actions that obstructed recruitment or efforts to promote insubordination in the military. b. Ordered the Postmaster General to remove ___________________from the mail c. Fines of up to $10,000 and/or up to ______________________________________. 2. ______________________________________of 1918 3. ______________________________________, 1919 a. Schenck was mailing ______________________________________ leaflets. The Roaring 20s – Video Questions ! ! 1. In!the!first!month!of!the!new!decade,!the!______________________________!became!the!law!of!the!land7! ____________________________________________!was!no!illegal.! ! 2. Liquor!was!now!sold!behind!closed!doors!in!places!called!_____________________________________.! ! 3. Prohibition’s!aim!was!to!sweep!_______________________!off!the!city!streets!but!now!they!were!flooded! with!gangsters!and!guns.! ! 4. The!1920s!were!about!_________________________!the!line,!______________________!tradition,!and! _________________________!boundaries.! ! 5. It!was!in!America’s!_______________,!especially!_______________________!that!the!_______________________!was! born.! ! 6. In!1920!for!the!first!time!more!Americans!lived!___________________________!than! ___________________________________________.! ! 7. The!number!of!____________________!in!the!1920s!jumped!__________________!from!the!previous!decade.! ! 8. The!capital!of!jazz!in!the!1920s!was!in!____________________________.! ! 9. The!_______________________!was!one!of!the!most!famous!jazz!club’s!and!_________________________!was!one! of!the!most!famous!performers.! ! 10. The!political,!social,!and!cultural!activity!in!Harlem!came!to!be!known!as!the! _____________________________________________.! ! 11. In!Harlem!was!born!this!idea!of!the!New!Negro7!someone!who!was!_____________________!to!be!black.! ! 12. __________________!was!centered!in!the!cities7!business,!industry,!and!culture.! ! 13. America!was!electrified!in!the!1920s7!electric!lights!____________________________________!and!opened!up! ____________________________________!for!work!and!play.! ! 14. The!car!would!give!Americans!a!sense!of!_______________________!and!__________________________.! ! 15. By!mid!decade!the!government!was!spending!more!_____________________________!on!the!construction! in!government.! ! 16. Roadsides!were!soon!dotted!with!the!new!phenomenon!________________________.! ! 17. Along!with!advertisement!came!the!expansion!of!a!new!consumer!concept!7! _____________________________________.!!“________________________________________”!became!the!motto!of!the! day.! ! 18. In!the!last!years!of!the!decade!the!item!desired!most!was!the!______________________.! ! 19. In!1920,!after!81!years!of!agitation,!women!won!__________________________________________! ! 20. Women!thought!they!had!the!right!to!live!_________________________________________,!not!just!her!family.! ! 21. The!more!daring!women!of!the!day!were!known!as!_________________________________________!or! _____________________________________! ! 22. T!or!F!!All!of!these!changes!originated!in!rural!settings! ! ! 23. Traditional!religion!and!modern!science!clashed!in!the!trial!against! _________________________________________!in!Tennessee!! ! 24. _____________________________________________!prosecuted!the!case!in!favor!of!the!state.! ! 25. __________________________________________________!defended!Scopes.! ! 26. T!or!F!!The!Scopes!Trial!was!reported!on!an!international!scale! ! 27. Scopes!was!found!___________________________!and!fined!__________________________! ! 28. Changes!in!the!world!and!fears!arising!from!that!resulted!in!hatred!for! __________________________________!___________________________________________________________! ! 29. T!or!F!!The!KKK!was!restricted!to!the!South.! ! 30. Throughout!the!decade!(20s)!an!estimated!_______________!people!were!lynched!by!the!Klan.! ! 31. The!Klan!took!political!control!of!_____________!states.! ! 32. The!most!famous!sportsman!of!the!age!was:!! ! 33. In!1927!this!pilot!put!aviation!on!the!front!page:!____________________________________________! ! 34. He!was!the!first!to!successfully:!! ! 35. The!parade!down!Broadway!for!Lindbergh!was!the!biggest!national!celebration!since! _____________________________________________________________________________! ! 36. Admiral!Bird!set!out!to!conquer!the!new!frontier!of!___________________________________________! ! 37. The!jazz!song!__________________________________________________!summed!up!the!positive!viewpoint!of!the! age.! ! 38. In!October!of!______________________!investors!started!cashing!in!on!their!_______________________________! stock.! ! 39. More!than!___________________________________!in!paper!value!simply!vanished!that!day! The Great Depression: Video Notes ! 1. The!thousands!of!men!who!marched!on!the!Capitol!were!_______________________________!who!wanted! their!bonus!for!service!in!_______________________! 2. The!bonus!was!due!to!be!paid!in!_____________________________.!! 3. This!group!was!called!the!______________________________________! 4. What!year!did!the!Stock!Market!crash?_________________________________________! 5. True!or!False:!The!Stock!Market!crash!was!the!only!manifestation!of!the!bad!economy! 6. What!major!US!company!laid!off!all!of!its!fullJtime!workers?!__________________________________! 7. What!jarring!truth!were!people!faced!with!when!they!got!to!their!bank?!!! 8. How!did!some!people!respond!to!the!loss!of!their!savings?! 9. Before!long!__________________!of!the!nation’s!mortgages!were!in!default.! 10. Who!did!the!American!people!blame!for!their!struggles?! 11. True!or!False:!Right!before!the!Depression,!the!government!had!a!large!degree!of!control!over!the! lives!of!average!Americans! 12. What!were!some!social!programs!that!exist!today!that!did!not!exist!then?! 13. Where!did!the!downJandJouters!go!to!forget!their!troubles?! 14. What!appliance!could!people!not!live!without?! 15. 25K!square!miles!of!farmland!became!known!as!the!_______________________________! 16. Where!did!these!farmers!flee:!!!! 17. What!did!the!government!fear!discontent!could!lead!to?! 18. How!many!Americans!moved!to!the!Soviet!Union!to!help!build!communism?! 19. This!was!the!first!time!in!history!that!more!people!were!_____________________________!America!than! _________________________________________! 20. In!Germany!the!Depression!made!the!people!feel!like!they!needed!a!_____________________________________! to!get!them!out!of!depression!!!!! 21. As!Herbert!Hoover!campaigned!for!president!in!1932,!he!found!that!his!name!had!become! synonymous!with!_______________________.!!! a. Shanty!towns!were!called!________________________.!!! b. Newspapers!were!called!____________________________.!!! c. Empty!pockets!were!_____________________.! 22. Most!people!weren’t!sure!what!Roosevelt!meant!when!he!promised!a!__________________!but!he!was! _____________________,!confident,!and!he!wasn’t!______________________________.! 23. Roosevelt!won!in!the!greatest!_____________________________________!America!had!ever!seen!and!he!faced! perhaps!the!________________________!ever!presented!to!an!American!leader.! 24. The!4!million!unemployed!of!1930!had!turned!into!___________!million!by!1933,!_______%!of!the! American!workforce.! 25. The!most!famous!line!from!FDR’s!inauguration!was!“___________________________________________________”! 26. The!______________!allowed!people!to!feel!like!FDR!was!speaking!directly!to!them.! 27. Roosevelt!moved!decisively!to!restore!___________________!in!America’s!financial!.treasury!to!rush!them! ________________!dollars!in!new!currency.! a. When!they!reopened,!deposits!easily!exceeded!_______________________.! 28. Roosevelt’s!first!____________!days!in!office!brought!the!most!massive!_____________________!into!the!lives!of! the!American!people!the!country!had!ever!known.! 29. An!example!of!Roosevelt!placing!Americans!on!the!government!payroll!is!the!Civilian! _____________________________________.! 30. “Here!was!the!federal!government!stepping!in!to!help!people.!!It!may!not!have!been!enough.!!In!some! cases!it!didn’t!help.!!But!somebody!was!___________________!and!one!had!that!feeling!that!maybe!it!was! going!to!work.”! 31. _______________!had!the!most!radical!mood!of!any!year!of!the!Great!Depression.! 32. President!Roosevelt!was!the!first!president!to!say!that!labor!____________________________,!but!business! remained!______________________________________.! 33. How!many!people!attended!the!funeral!for!the!two!killed!strikers!in!San!Francisco?! 34. What!happened!in!San!Francisco!for!the!remainder!of!the!strike?!______________________________________! 35. How!did!the!strike!conclude?!______________________________________________________________! 36. In!1934,!there!were!more!than!__________________!strikes!for!Union!recognition.! 37. The!_______________________!of!some!New!Deal!programs!were!challenged!in!the!courts.! 38. Who!was!Father!Charles!Coughlin,!Dr.!Francis!Townshend,!and!Huey!Long?! 39. Long!promised!every!American!a!____________,!a!_______________,!and!a!___________________!and!in!return!he! wanted!absolute!____________________.! 40. Long!demonstrated!__________________!for!democratic!processes.! 41. Long’s!program!was!called!___________________________________.! 42. Why!did!Huey!Long!never!get!the!chance!to!run!for!president?! 43. How!many!people!were!given!public!jobs?!___________________! 44. The!________________!Hundred!Days!brought!about!visible!recovery.! 45. “The!Roosevelt!era!revolutionized!the!perception!of!_____________________________________!and!what!its!role! is”! 46. FDR!was!reelected!by!the!__________________________!in!American!politics.! 47. By!1937!the!depression!in!____________________!was!over.!!The!secret!of!Germany’s!new!prosperity!was! ______________________________.! The New Deal: Alphabet Soup ! Directions: Sort and define each New Deal agency, as well as outlining the goal and effectiveness of each of the 3 Rs: ! Bank Holiday FERA WPA FCA HOLC FHA ! SSA NRA Soil Conservation Act Wagner Act (NLRB) SEC RELIEF – Goal: Effective? RECOVERY – Goal: Effective? REFORM – Goal: Effective? Revenue Act 1st AAA 2nd AAA PWA Glass-Steagall (FDIC) TVA NYA CCC CWA Emergency Banking Act Directions: Fill in the following charts and answer the following questions First One Hundred Days/First New Deal Dates: The Second New Deal Dates: Which agency/agencies were the MOST effective? Why? Which agencies were job creators? Which agency/agencies were the most controversial? Why? Which agencies created infrastructure? Which agency/agencies were the most significant for lasting change? Why? What happened in 1937-1938 and why? New Deal Supporters New Deal Opponents ! On the back of your paper, write an introduction answering this question: “Assess the validity of this statement – The New Deal was not an effective response to the Great Depression.”