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Social Science cards for 2026 Academic Decathlon

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“He Kept Us Out of the War”

A campaign slogan used by President Woodrow Wilson during the 1916 presidential election, emphasizing his efforts to maintain U.S. neutrality in World War I.

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The League of Nations

During the 1919 Peace Conference, what did Wilson succeed in incorporating within the treaty of Versailles?

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A severe stroke that incapacitated him.

In the fall of 1919, what did Wilson suffer during a cross-country tour to promote the League of Nations?

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A wave of repression and violence, leading to greater tensions between labor and government.

What were the workers strikes met with in various industries in 1919?

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Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer

Who led crackdowns on suspected Radicals during the 1919-1920 “Red Scare?”

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Schenck v. U.S & Abrams v. U.S

Landmark Supreme Court cases that addressed the limits of free speech during wartime, establishing the "clear and present danger" standard.

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The Great Migration

Between 1915-1920, over 1 million African Americans left from the South to northern cities, such as New York.

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18th Amendment

Infamous amendment that banned Alcohol, taking effect in Jan. 17th, 1920.

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19th Amendment

Constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote in the United States, ratified on August 18, 1920.

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“Return to Normalcy”

Slogan by Warren G. Harding to campaign for the election of 1920

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Washington Naval Conference

Conference to disarm and limits naval armaments across many powers.

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Teapot Dome

Scandal in 1921 within the Harding Administration regarding bribery.

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Calvin Coolidge

VP for Harding and acted as POTUS after Harding’s death. Pro-business and pro-limited gov’t, overseeing the Roaring 20s and won the 1924 election.

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Farmers and agriculture sector

Suffered economically as other industries were booming

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Dawes Plan

Plan to stabilize the global economy and help with German debt through complex loans and reparations relying on American credit.

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Woodrow Wilson

President during the First World War, and was an architect of the League of Nations and 14 Points.

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Fourteen Points

Peace plan by Wilson that endorsed, self-determination of smaller nations, free seas and trade, and ending secret diplomacy and shadow alliances.

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Henry Cabot Lodge

Massachusetts Senator who frequently clashed with Woodrow Wilson

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Reservationists

Group of senators consisting of Henry Lodge and 39 others to vote against the the of Nations if no significant reservations or amendments were passed

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Mayflower

Private railcar taking Woodrow Wilson for his cross-country tour for a 3-week period

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9981 mi

On Sep. 3rd, 1919, how long was Woodrow Wilson’s tour of the nation?

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