HighFour World History
Category D: Grades 11-12
Round 5
Monday, January 18, 2016
Answer #1:
Explanation:
Arabic Pledge (1915)
Germany broke this pledge on March 24, 1916 when a U-boat sank the
Sussex, leading to the SUSSEX PLEDGE.
Answer #2:
Explanation:
House-Grey Memorandum
Prepared by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson’s diplomatic
emissary to Europe, “Colonel” Edward House, and the British Foreign
Secretary, Sir Edward Grey. It was an invitation from the U.S to Germany to
participate in a U.S sponsored peace convention to end WWI.
Answer #3:
Explanation:
Zimmerman Telegram
It was declined by Mexico and the British decoded the message and
showed the United States and it angered the U.S declaring war against
Germany and its allies on APRIL 6.
Answer #4:
Explanation:
League of Nations
Its goals are to prevent war through collective security, disarmament, and
settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.
Answer #5:
Explanation:
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vansetti
Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891 – August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
(June 11, 1888 – August 23, 1927) were Italian-born anarchists who were
convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the armed robbery
of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in South Braintree, Massachusetts,
United States, in 1920 and were electrocuted seven years later at
Charlestown State Prison. Both adhered to an anarchist movement that
advocated relentless warfare against the government. No one knows if they
were guilty or innocent or whether or not the trials were fair.
HighFour World History
Category D: Grades 11-12
Round 5
Monday, January 18, 2016
Answer #6:
Explanation:
Teapot Dome Scandal
Teapot Dome is an oil field on public land. In 1921, by executive order of
President Harding, control of U.S. Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome
in Wyoming and at Elk Hills and Buena Vista in California, were transferred
from the U.S. Navy Department to the Department of the Interior.
Answer #7:
Explanation:
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
He successfully restored confidence in the White House after the scandals
of his predecessor’s administration and left office with considerable
popularity.
Answer #8:
Explanation:
Booker Washington (1856-1915)
Washington was able throughout the final 25 years of his life to maintain
his standing as the major black leader because of the sponsorship by
powerful whites, substantial support within the black community, his ability
to raise educational funds from both groups, and his accommodation to the
social realities of the age of Jim Crow segregation.
Answer #9:
Explanation:
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)
He was elected without prior experience militarily or politically. The
consensus among historians is that Hoover's defeat in the 1932 election
was caused primarily by failure to end the downward economic spiral. As a
result of these factors, Hoover is ranked poorly among former US
Presidents.
Answer #10:
Explanation:
Mary White Ovington
She began campaigning for civil rights in 1890 after hearing Frederick
Douglass speak in a Brooklyn church.
HighFour World History
Category D: Grades 11-12
Round 5
Monday, January 18, 2016
Answer #11:
Explanation:
Scopes Monkey Trial of 1924
Scopes was found guilty, but the verdict was overturned on a technicality
and he was never brought back to trial.
Answer #12:
Explanation:
Hoovervilles
The term was coined by Charles Michelson, publicity chief of the
Democratic National Committee. The name Hooverville has also been used
to describe the tent cities commonly found in modern-day America.
Answer #13:
Explanation:
The New Deal
The programs were responses to the Great Depression, and focused on
what historians call the "3 Rs": relief, recovery and reform. That is, relief for
the unemployed and poor; recovery of the economy to normal levels; and
reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression.
Answer #14:
Explanation:
Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933)
The Act created a new agency, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration,
to oversee the distribution of the subsidies. It is considered the first
modern U.S. farm bill.
Answer #15:
Explanation:
Public Works Administration (1935)
It concentrated on the construction of large-scale public works such as
dams and bridges, with the goal of providing employment, stabilizing
purchasing power, and contributing to a revival of American industry. Most
of the spending came in two waves in 1933-35, and again in 1938. The PWA
was closed down in 1939.
HighFour World History
Category D: Grades 11-12
Round 5
Monday, January 18, 2016
Answer #16:
Explanation:
Huey Long “Kingfish”
At the height of his popularity, Long was assassinated by a gunman on
September 8, 1935, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. He died
two days later at the age of 42. His last words were reportedly, "God, don't
let me die, I have so much left to do."
Answer #17:
Explanation:
Revenue Act of 1932
The provisions of the act applied to the taxable year of 1932 and all
subsequent taxable years. It was signed into law by President Herbert
Hoover.
Answer #18:
Explanation:
The Rape of Nanking (1937)
During this period, hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed
soldiers were murdered and 20,000 – 80,000 women were raped by
soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Answer #19:
Explanation:
Washington Disarmament (or Naval or Arms) Conference (1921)
It was the first international conference held in the United States and the
first disarmament conference in history, and is studied by political scientists
as a model for a successful disarmament movement.
Answer #20:
Explanation:
Adolf Hitler
He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and served as head of
state as Führer und Reichskanzler from 1934 to 1945.