Chapter 22 Key Events

ww1 and the roaring 20s

Construction of the Panama Canal

Roosevelt supported Panamanian revolt

• Panama gain its independence from Colombia

• bc colombia didn’t wanna build canal

US built it for shorter route

• symbol of imperialism

Tampico Incident

US Sailers arrested in Mexico

• sparked diplomatic crisis

wilson used it to justify military intervention

• during mexican revolution

• to seize Veracruz

Sinking of the Lusitania

German U boat sank a british ship carrying Americans

• turned US public opinion against Germany

Chicago Riot

1919 violence race riot sparked by segregation and postwar tensions

• also bc of great migration tensions

• part of the Red Summer or Red scare of racial violence

The Red Scare

wave of fear of communism and radicalism after ww1

• caused by Bolshevik Revolution and bombings

• resulted in raids, arrests, deportations, violence, etc

• targeted minorities, immigrants

• 1919-1920

Meuse - Argonne Offensive

major american led offensive during ww1

• pushed germany back to their own borders

  • forced germany to seek armistice

Paris Peace Conference

Meeting of Allied leaders to shape postwar world

• treaty of versailles

• US 14 points mostly rejected

• league of nations

Palmer Raids

Gov raids targeting suspected radicals

• 1919-1920

• ordered by Attorney General Palmer during the Red Scare

• due to red scare

6k ppl arrested, few weapons found, violated civil liberties

World War 1

Global conflict

allied vs central powers

triggered by assassination of Franz Ferdinand

• there were already allied groups formed

US joined later

• for democracy

• due to german aggression