Unit 4 US History

Western Front

the main war location of World War I, running from the North Sea coast of Belgium to the Swiss Border through France and Belgium

Lusitania

the British luxury liner that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th, 1915 off the coast of Ireland

Zimmermann Note

a secret telegram proposing that if the US joined WWI, Germany would support Mexico in attacking the US to reclaim territory

Selective Service Act

allowed US president to draft men for military service

Espionage Act

a US law that criminalized a range of activities related to national security

Great Migration

a massive movement of African Americans from the South to the North

Fourteen Points

a proposal for a post-war peace settlement presented by Woodrow Wilson

Self-Determination

the principle that people should have the right to determine their own political status and future

League of Nations

an international organization that provided a forum for countries to resolve disputes peacefully

Henry Ford

American industrialist and business magnate

Assembly Lines

a manufacturing process that increases efficiency by having different stations for different tasks 

Consumer Revolution

an economic shift where consumer spending on new products became a major driver for economy

Herbert Hoover

31st US president, held office during the Great Depression

Teapot Dome Scandal

a corruption scandal where Secretary of Interior secretly leased government oil reserves to private oil companies in exchange for bribes

Dawes Plan

a 1924 agreement to manage Germany’s post-WWI reparations

Scopes Trial

1925 court case where John T. Scopes was accused of violating the Butler Act

Red Scare

periods of intense anti-communist hysteria in the U.S.

Quota System

a series of laws which set numerical limits on the number of immigrants allowed per country

Eighteenth Amendment

prohibited manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors 

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator known for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927

"Lost Generation"

generation of Americans who came of age during WWI

Ernest Hemingway

American author known for his minimalist writing style and exploration of different war themes

Harlem Renaissance

1920s and 1930s explosion of African American culture centered in Harlem, NYC

Langston Hughes

poet, writer, and leader of Harlem Renaissance 

Zora Neale Hurston

writer, folklorist, and anthropologist of Harlem Renaissance