APUSH/Michelena
World War I and 1920s Exam Review
WWI:
 How did the majority of Americans feel about the outbreak of war in 1914?
 Pre-war alliances; wartime sides
 Did the US trade with the Allies after the start of the war? With Germany?
 President Wilson insisted he would hold Germany responsible with “strict accountability” for what action?
 When did the US declare war on Germany?
 What was the Zimmerman telegram (note?)
 Who was George Creel, Herbert Hoover, Bernard Baruch, William Howard Taft?
 What happened to American civil liberties during WWI?
 Which two amendments were adopted in part because of wartime influences?
 Why did the US enter the war?
 What did some of the workers of the IWW do during the war?
 What were the grievances during the war? Shortages?
 How did the government prepare the country for war?
 How did the power of the government expand during the war?
 How did the US get Americans to support the war effort?
 Conscription: what was it, who did it effect, who protested it?
 When did the German troops get demoralized?
 What was the condition of Wilson for Germany in ending the war?
 Fourteen Points
 Role of women during WWI; Great Migration
 What was Wilson’s ultimate goal?
 Why did many in the US oppose the League of Nations? Who supported it in the US?
 What could have Wilson done to get the Senate to accept the Treaty?
 Who was most responsible for the Senate defeat of the Treaty?
 “Solemn Referendum”
 What was the major weakness of the League of Nations?
 Espionage and Sedition Acts
 Schenck v. US
1920s:
 What provoked the Red Scare? What were the consequences of it?
 Why did the KKK rejuvenate in the 1920s?
 Immigration Act of 1924
 Volstead Act/18th Amendment
 The “most spectacular” example of lawlessness in the 1920s was in what American city?
 Scopes Monkey Trial: when, where, what, long-term effects
 What factors created 1920s prosperity?
 What was the first “talkie” movie?
 What was the result of radio and movies on American culture?
 Cars, radios, and movies contributed what to American life?
 The 1920 census revealed that for the first time, most Americans lived where?
 Margaret Sanger
 Who created jazz music?
 What were job opportunities for women in the 1920s?
 Buying on margin
 Andrew Mellon
 Upon whom did the tax burden of the 1920s fall most heavily upon?
 What were the positive/negative effects of Prohibition?
 What were Harding’s weaknesses as president/
 Kellogg-Briand Pact
 Fordney McCumber Tariff; Hawley Smoot Tariff
 Teapot Dome Scandal
 Major problems facing the farmers in the 1920s
 Alfred Smith: who he ran against, what were his strengths and weaknesses?
 Scandals of the Harding Administration
 Washington Naval Conference
 Republican presidents of the 1920s: who, characteristics, accomplishments, scandals
 Dawes Plan
 During Coolidge’s presidency, which group most influenced government policy?
 What group did the Supreme Court favor during the 1920s?
 What were the innovations of the 1920s economy?
 How did Americans reflect postwar anxiety in the 19s0?
 What was the main problem faced by American manufacturers in the 1920s?