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Who was the Republican governor of Ohio during the 1920 election?
Warren G. Harding
Who was the Democratic candidate in the 1920 election?
James Cox
Who was the vice president under Warren G. Harding?
Calvin Coolidge
What was the name of the scandal involving Harding's cabinet?
The Ohio Gang
Who embezzled 3.2 million dollars from the Veterans Bureau?
Charles Forbes
What position did Harry Daugherty hold?
Attorney General
What was Albert Fall known for in relation to government land?
Selling government land to oil tycoons (Teapot Dome scandal)
What economic policy did Warren Harding believe in?
Laissez Faire
Who is considered the first person to make a car?
Karl Benz
Who was the first American to make a car?
Henry Ford
What was the first car sold by Ford?
Model T
What was the impact of the assembly line on Ford's workweek?
Shortened from 6 days to 5
How many Americans owned cars by 1925?
5 million
Who were the first Americans to fly?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Who was the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane?
Spirit of St. Louis
Who was the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What was the first commercial radio station?
KDKA
What event was the first radio broadcast coast to coast?
The Rose Bowl in 1927
What was the most popular sport in the 1920s?
Baseball
Who was the most iconic baseball player of the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
What was the Scopes Trial about?
The teaching of evolution
Who defended John Scopes in the Scopes Trial?
Clarence Darrow
What was the Red Scare?
A period of fear of communism
Who were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti?
Italian immigrants and anarchists executed for murder
What did the Volstead Act enforce?
Prohibition laws
Who was the most famous bootlegger during Prohibition?
Al Capone
What significant event occurred on Black Tuesday?
The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929
What was the outcome of Black Thursday?
13 million shares of stocks were sold at a loss
What major economic event followed the stock market crash?
The Great Depression
Who was the President of the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What event caused the sinking of the Titanic?
It struck an iceberg.
How many passengers were on board the Titanic?
2,020 passengers
What were the three outcomes from the sinking of the Titanic?
- Lifeboats for everyone on board, 2. Operators must be on duty all the time, 3. The International Ice Patrol was established.
Who led the guerrilla fighters attacking towns along the Mexico-American border?
Pancho Villa
What was the purpose of sending 6,000 soldiers under John Pershing?
To deal with Pancho Villa and his group.
What were the three underlying causes of World War I?
- Imperialism, 2. Nationalism, 3. Secret Alliances
Who was the Prime Minister of England during World War I?
David Lloyd George
Who was the leader of Germany during World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Who was the leader of Russia during World War I?
Czar Nicholas II
Who was the leader of France during World War I?
George Clemenceau
What countries were part of the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
What countries were part of the Allied Powers?
England, France, Italy, Serbia, and Russia
Who was the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Franz Joseph
Who was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What group was Gavrilo Princip a part of?
The Black Hand
What was the significance of the blank check issued by Germany to Austria-Hungary?
It was a promise to support Austria-Hungary no matter what.
What was Serbia's response to Austria-Hungary's 15-point ultimatum?
Serbia agreed to 13 out of 15 points.
When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?
July 28, 1914
What was the Von Schlieffen Plan?
Germany's plan to avoid a two-front war by quickly defeating France before turning to Russia.
What was the first major battle outside of Belgium?
The Battle of the Marne
Who were the commanders at the Battle of the Marne?
Von Moltke (German) and Joseph Joffre (French)
What new weaponry was used in World War I?
- Planes, 2. Machine guns, 3. Trench warfare, 4. Chemical Gas, 5. Tanks
What was the significance of the First Battle of Ypres?
It was the first time trench warfare was used.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Tannenberg?
Germans annihilated the Russians, who lost 250,000.
What happened in December 1914 regarding Austria-Hungary?
Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia.
What event did Austria-Hungary initiate in December 1914?
Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia.
Who was the Austrian commander at the Battle of Belgrade?
Oskar Potiorek.
Who commanded the Serbian army during the Battle of Belgrade?
Radomir Putnik.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Belgrade?
The Austro-Hungarian Empire won.
What was the British Empire's objective in the Dardanelles?
To cut off the Ottomans from the rest of the Central Powers.
What happened to the British Empire's efforts in the Dardanelles?
It did not go well for the British Empire.
Who became the Prime Minister of Britain during WWI?
Neville Chamberlain.
What happened to the Lusitania on May 7, 1915?
It was torpedoed by a U-boat.
Why was the Lusitania torpedoed?
Due to the Lend-Lease agreement with the United States.
How many Americans died when the Lusitania was torpedoed?
128 Americans were killed.
Who formed the Committee of Public Information?
George Creel.
What was the Sussex Pledge?
A German pledge not to torpedo passenger ships.
Who replaced Joseph Joffrey after the Sussex incident?
Henry Petain.
What was significant about the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915?
It was the first time chlorine gas was used by the Germans.
What was the outcome of the Second Battle of Ypres?
The French won.
What was introduced for the first time at the Battle of Somme?
Tanks by the British.
What major event occurred in Russia in 1917?
Bolsheviks overthrew the Czar and killed Nicholas II.
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?
Vladimir Lenin.
What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk accomplish?
It ended Russia's involvement in the war.
What did Russia agree to in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
To give a large portion of land to Germany.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
An intercepted message from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance.
What did the Conscription Act require?
All males aged 21-30 to register and get physically examined.
What did the Espionage Act of 1917 prohibit?
Saying anything bad about the government.
Who led the US Army during WWI?
John Pershing.
What was the significance of the Battle of Meuse-Argonne?
It was one of the major battles with American involvement.
Who was Alvin York?
A sergeant who captured 132 German soldiers single-handedly.
What was the armistice signed at 11:11 on 11/11?
It marked the end of World War I.
What were the main points of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany must accept guilt, reduce military, and pay reparations.
Who were the Big 5 at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
US - Woodrow Wilson, UK - David Lloyd George, France - George Clemenceau, Italy - Victor Orlando, Germany - Kaiser Wilhelm II.
What did the 19th Amendment accomplish?
It granted women the right to vote.
Who came to power in Italy in 1919?
Benito Mussolini
What political ideology did Mussolini popularize?
Fascism
What does fascism emphasize?
Ruling by fear through nationalism
Who took power in Communist Russia after Lenin's death in 1924?
Joseph Stalin
What book did Hitler publish while in prison?
Mein Kampf
What concept discussed in Mein Kampf refers to expansion into Poland and Russia?
Lebensraum
What title did Hitler proclaim for himself in 1934?
Führer
What is a totalitarian regime?
A government where one person has total power
What laws did Hitler pass in 1935 that targeted Jews?
The Nuremberg Laws
What did the Nuremberg Laws do?
Took citizenship away from Jewish Germans and banned marriage between Germans and Jews
Who assassinated Ernest Rath?
Herschel Grynspzan
What was Kristallnacht known as?
The Night of the Broken Glass
How many Jewish people did the U.S. agree to take in?
7,000
What was Hitler's Final Solution?
To kill the Jewish population