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Austria to do anything and Germany will help out.
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Reasons for WWI
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Austrian Arch duke Franz Ferdinand assassinated on vacation in Bosnia by a serb.
Austria to way with Serbia. |
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Allied Powers
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Britan, France, Russia.
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Central Powers
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy.
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Selected Service Act may, 1917
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All men aged 21-30 registered for service
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Food Administration
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Harry Garfield, Reduce civilian use at home, hooversize the country, wheatless mondays, meantless tuesday. used leftovers
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Fuel Administration
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Daylight Savings time, save fuel, heatless mondays
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War industries Board Est.
July 1917 |
Bernard Baruch. Virtual monoply over every economy in U.S. Tells manufacturers what to produce. NEw plants to produce certian items.
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Creel Commission
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George Creel. Sec of state war and navy. sold the idea of influencing the public. tried to get German to rebel against own Gov't
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Espianage Act 1917
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set penalties up to $10,000 20yrs in prison. Anyone who gave Aid to enemy.
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Wilson's 14 Points
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Basis of peace conference. opened diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free trade. Disarment of central powers.
League of Nations- percursor of U.N. |
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Felix Frankfurter
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standardize policy about wages, working condition. later appointed to supreme court.
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Lusitonia
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U.S ship. Attacked by German Sub. Warned Am. Citizens, see ship, will sink it. 1200 people died. Asked to pay reparations.
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Industiral Revolution
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Electricity to replace steam. introduce for production of soncumer goods. highest standard of living in world. Automobile optimizers changes in exonomy. stimulated growth in business.
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Economic problems
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RR, coal, mining- deep trouble. farmers, decline. Exporting dont need food by foreign countries. put extra money into speculation.
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Red Scare
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Violent acts by Anarchists. Gov't lead to illegal round-ups of innocent people. forceably departed aliens.
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Sacco and Vanzetti
May 1920 |
Italian Archists. arrested in Mass, murder of factory paymaster. stole $16,000 payroll. inconclusive evidence, sentenced to death.
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KKK
Ku Klux Klan |
attacked catholics, jews, immigrants, women, blacks, used violence.
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John T. Scope
Scopes Trial 1925 |
Tenn. legislature passed law, illegal to teach evolution. ACLU=Am. Civil Liberty Union to defend any teacher would be willing to test case. arrested for teaching. Wm Jenn bryan, prosecution against ACLU. found guilty. S.C- threw out sentence on technacaillty.
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Teapot Scandal
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Albert Fall, accepetd bribes from companies, kept money...later found guilty.
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Election 1920
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Warren G. Harding
Republican V.s James Cox |
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Election of 1928
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President Hoover, Republican, issue for campaign= religion.Protestan dominated religion. V.s Al Smith Democratic
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Buying The Margin
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Buy stock- listed at $10 a share. might not have $100, put down $10, $90 on margin. owe 90 to stockbroker. make 150 pay broker, sell stock as long as price goes up
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Election 1932
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Democratic V.s Herbert Hoover Repbulican
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Scotsboro Nine
1931 |
9 blacks arrested for rape of two white prostitiutes. no physical evidence. Guilty 8 death sentence, 9th minor life in prison. 1950- all were free, not aquitted. state dropped charges. Example of racism in the legal system.
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21st Amendment
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Reapealed Prohibition
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MArch 6th National Bank Holiday
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closed all of the country's banks. Determined whether each bank is sound or not.
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March 9th Emergency Banking Bill
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took 4hrs, allowed federal reserve to examine banks and certify banks that were sound.
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Fireside chats
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Talked to people and told them what was going on
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Glass Steagall Banking Act
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Reorganize banking/ financial system
Givew powers to Federal reserve Create FDIC. Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation. |
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Agricultural Adjustmnet Act
AAA 1933 |
Helped the Farmer. Boost farm prices. pay farmers to plow under cotton. 1933 cotton up. AAA paid farmers to kill pigles and hogs. gave 100million lbs to ors people.
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Tennessee Valley Act
TVA 1933 |
Ind. public cooperation. Damns, powerplants, tenn valley region. development in rural impovished area.
1st benefit=new jobs long term= real outcome, 5 existing dams, economic development. |
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Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC |
Hire young men, unemployed, plant trees, irragte, fire breaks. National/state parks.
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HArry Hopkins
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President Fdr's close advisor. Helped administrate many acts.
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New Deal
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the goal of giving work (relief) to the unemployed, reform of business and financial practices, and recovery of the economy during The Great Depression.
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Huey Long
"King Fish" |
redistribution of imcone. attacked big money, promised to help poor white. big taxes on iol companies and wealthy people.
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"Share the wealth"
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Federal Gov't provide every American family with annual check for $2,000, home,car,radio, college education for their children. million dollar income taxed 100%
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Francis Townsend
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Spokesmen for the poor and elderly. public health doctor. old age pension plan. Every Am. retired over 60yrs, check for $200 monthly
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Works Progress Administration
WPA |
helps unemployed. headed by harry Hopkins. Est. max 140 hrs work month. wages reveived based on skill level, genger, race. 145 new libraries thoughout the country.
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Social Secutiry Act 1935
effect in 1937 |
Federal old age survivor insurance program.
3 sections- 1. pension for retireees 65 yrs+ 10-85 monthly 2. Fed support of unemployment pays jobless 15-18 weekly, helpe 28million 3. fed funds available to states, dependent children and disabled |
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Court Packing Plan
1937 |
Roosevelt wants to Up # of S.C justices. anyone who is 70+ yrs of age and has served 10yrs must be replaced...congress denies FDR
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Orsen Wells
1938 |
"Halloween broadcast" sciecne fiction, alien invasion of jersey.
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Tobacco Road
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John Steinbeck, writer
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2nd 100 days
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FDR re-relected again b/c war is upcoming. unpresidented.
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Kellogg-Briand Act
1928 |
Signed off all of major nations. KEllog- u.S, Briand- France. out lawing war. never to go to war again
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Pan-Germanism
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All german speaking people under one roof.
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7 Steps To WWII
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Step 1: 1930/31. Japan invades Manchuria, threatening china. Chinese mutilated, people slaughtered,
Step 2: MArch 1935. Germany begins to re-arm. Halped arm forces Step 3: 1935. Mossolini invades Ethiopia. Nuetrology act passed. barred AM. with tading with belidgerants, U.S. no aid to Ethipoia. Entire country Annexed Step 4: Spanish Civil War, 1936. three years. Facists General Francis Franco V.s Republican who supported Communism. Facist won with help from Germans/Italians. Step 5: Annexation of Austria- MArch 14th 1938. Hitler makes drive towards Austria, pan germanism. Step 6: Sudetanland,Czechs, good army. Meeting with Chamberlin, gives sudetanland, after Hitlers moves into Czech and takes it as well. Step 7: Poland-Danzig, 1939. corridor to prussia. Polish Gov't turned down demannds. Blitzkreig, sept 1st 1939 est all of Poland. Brit declared war on Germany. |
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Manhatten Project
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Scientist race to make atomic bomb, Los Almos New Mexico. War over before bomb is finished.
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1944 Election
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FDR V.s Thomas Dewey.
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D-day June 6th 1944
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Allies MArch Towards Berlin.
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Peace Fonference Potsdamn
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Churchill, Satlin, Truman (FDR dies before Russia Surrenders)
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Election 1940
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FDR Democratic Vs. Wendle Willkie Republican
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Election 1936
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FDR Democratic Vs. Alf Landon Republican
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Fair standard Labor Act
1938 |
gave workers max hr, min Wag. Est Gov't and aid to poor
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