Read Chapter 20-1 beginning on page 618
1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
They thought that he was just looking for a campaign issue to gain support for his presidential aspirations, and decided that he didn't know what he was talking about.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
They used anti-communism as an excuse to harass any group unlike themselves.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
Its criminal activity.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
The Red Scare made people suspicious of foreigners and immigrants, and they both were italian immigrants and anarchists.
6. Why was the strike by Boston police unpopular with the public?
There was no right to strike against the public's safety.
7. Why did Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge become so popular?
He saved Boston/the nation from communism and anarchy.
8. Why was the strike at U.S. Steel unpopular?
They were able to hire other people while the striking workers walked out.
9. How did President Wilson respond to the steel strike?
He gave them eight-hour days, but the steelworkers still remained without a union.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Woodrow Wilson Fights for Peace
Chapter 19-4 (pg 604)
1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
Creation of an international orginization to address diplomatic crises like those that had sparked the war.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
Establishing the 9 new nations.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
It contained war-guilt clause which forced Germany to admit that they had started the war, There was no way that Germany could pay the huge financial reparations, and it ignored claims of colonized people for self-determination.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
He was suspicious of the provision for joint economic and military action against aggression.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
He went on an 8,000 mile tour and gave 34 speeches in 3 weeks explaining why the U.S. should join the league of nations.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf
Hitler?
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
The French premier who had lived through 2 German invasions of France and was determined to prevent future invasions.
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
The British prime minister.
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
Creation of an international orginization to address diplomatic crises like those that had sparked the war.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
Establishing the 9 new nations.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
It contained war-guilt clause which forced Germany to admit that they had started the war, There was no way that Germany could pay the huge financial reparations, and it ignored claims of colonized people for self-determination.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
He was suspicious of the provision for joint economic and military action against aggression.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
He went on an 8,000 mile tour and gave 34 speeches in 3 weeks explaining why the U.S. should join the league of nations.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf
Hitler?
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
The French premier who had lived through 2 German invasions of France and was determined to prevent future invasions.
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
The British prime minister.
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
WWI - The War at Home
Please read Chapter 19-3 (pg 594)
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board: encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency.
2. Railroad Administration: controlled the railroads
3. Fuel Administration: monitered coal supplies and rationed gasoline and heating oil. People adopted "gasless Sundays" and "lightless nights" to conserve fuel. Introduced daylight savings.
4. National War Labor Board: it was either you worked or you would fight in the war. Also worked to improve factory conditions.
5. Food Administration: to help produce and conserve food.
6. Committee on Public Information: persuaded people to do things. For example they created paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts: a person could be fined up tp $10,000 and sentenced 20 years in prison for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
Bernard M. Baruch reorganized the war industries board and was the leader. George Creel was the head of the CPI.
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board: encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency.
2. Railroad Administration: controlled the railroads
3. Fuel Administration: monitered coal supplies and rationed gasoline and heating oil. People adopted "gasless Sundays" and "lightless nights" to conserve fuel. Introduced daylight savings.
4. National War Labor Board: it was either you worked or you would fight in the war. Also worked to improve factory conditions.
5. Food Administration: to help produce and conserve food.
6. Committee on Public Information: persuaded people to do things. For example they created paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts: a person could be fined up tp $10,000 and sentenced 20 years in prison for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
Bernard M. Baruch reorganized the war industries board and was the leader. George Creel was the head of the CPI.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The U.S. enters World War I
19-2 (pg 587)
1. How did the United States raise an army?
They passed the Selective Service Act, which required men to register with government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
About $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
22 million deaths and civilians were more than half of them, 110,000 military deaths (48,ooo in battle & 62,000 from disease), more than 200,000 were wounded, and 10 million became refugees.
5. Define armistice.
Truce.
1. How did the United States raise an army?
They passed the Selective Service Act, which required men to register with government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
About $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
22 million deaths and civilians were more than half of them, 110,000 military deaths (48,ooo in battle & 62,000 from disease), more than 200,000 were wounded, and 10 million became refugees.
5. Define armistice.
Truce.
Monday, November 30, 2009
World War I Begins
Chapter 19-1 (pg 578)
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
Militarism,alliance system,imperialism,and nationalism. Militarism was the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
After Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, all of the other countries are trying to back each of their allies up and declaring war on one another.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
Germany invaded Belgium.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
They felt that the war didn't threaten American lives or property.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Socialists criticized the war as a capitalists and imperialists struggle between Germany and England to control markets and colonies in China, Africa, and the Middle East. Pacifists believed that war was evil and that the U.S should set an example of peace to the world. Parents just didn't want their sons to experience the horrors of warfare. Naturalized citizens still had ties to the nations from which they had emigrated.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany responded with a counterblockade by submarines and any British or allied ship found in the waters around Britain would be sunk. The U.S. had a protest to Germany.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
Germany said that they would sink all ships in the British waters, hostile or neutral.
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
Militarism,alliance system,imperialism,and nationalism. Militarism was the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
After Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, all of the other countries are trying to back each of their allies up and declaring war on one another.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
Germany invaded Belgium.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
They felt that the war didn't threaten American lives or property.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Socialists criticized the war as a capitalists and imperialists struggle between Germany and England to control markets and colonies in China, Africa, and the Middle East. Pacifists believed that war was evil and that the U.S should set an example of peace to the world. Parents just didn't want their sons to experience the horrors of warfare. Naturalized citizens still had ties to the nations from which they had emigrated.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany responded with a counterblockade by submarines and any British or allied ship found in the waters around Britain would be sunk. The U.S. had a protest to Germany.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
Germany said that they would sink all ships in the British waters, hostile or neutral.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
America as a World Power
Read America as a World Power (pps. 565 - 571) Answer the following questions
1. What role did President Roosevelt play in ending the Russo-Japanese War?
Roosevelt meditated peace negotiations.
2. What events led to the building of the Panama Canal? What happened regarding Columbia? (Be specific)
They needed a shortcut across Central America. The United States needed to get permission from Columbia before building the canal.
3. What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
Roosevelt was reminding people that the Monroe Doctrine demanded that European countries stay out of the affairs of Latin American nations.
4. How did Taft use Dollar Diplomacy to enforce the Roosevelt Colollary on Nicaragua? (Be specfic)
He arranged for American bankers to loan Nicaragua enough money to pay its debts. But the bankers got things in return.
5. Why did Woodrow Wilson invade Mexico?
6. What were three major foriegn policy goals achieved by the United States in the early 20th century. Be sure to provide an example or two of each.
It expanded its access to foriegn markets in order to ensure the continued growth of the domestic economy (the panama canal), the U.S. built a modern navy to protect its interests abroad, and the U.S. exercised its international police power to ensure dominance in Latin America (Roosevelt Corollary).
1. What role did President Roosevelt play in ending the Russo-Japanese War?
Roosevelt meditated peace negotiations.
2. What events led to the building of the Panama Canal? What happened regarding Columbia? (Be specific)
They needed a shortcut across Central America. The United States needed to get permission from Columbia before building the canal.
3. What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
Roosevelt was reminding people that the Monroe Doctrine demanded that European countries stay out of the affairs of Latin American nations.
4. How did Taft use Dollar Diplomacy to enforce the Roosevelt Colollary on Nicaragua? (Be specfic)
He arranged for American bankers to loan Nicaragua enough money to pay its debts. But the bankers got things in return.
5. Why did Woodrow Wilson invade Mexico?
6. What were three major foriegn policy goals achieved by the United States in the early 20th century. Be sure to provide an example or two of each.
It expanded its access to foriegn markets in order to ensure the continued growth of the domestic economy (the panama canal), the U.S. built a modern navy to protect its interests abroad, and the U.S. exercised its international police power to ensure dominance in Latin America (Roosevelt Corollary).
Monday, November 2, 2009
Spanish-American War
1. What connections did the U.S. have to Cuba in the late 1800s? List at least two.
2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
Where hundreds of thousands of Cuban peasants were herded into towns policed by Spanish troops. They lacked adequate food, housing, and sanitation.
3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a. People felt bad about what was going on in Cuba.
b. The insult towards President McKinley.
c. The U.S.S Maine blowing up.
4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
Probably the insult about President McKinley because the U.S.S Maine they had no proof that the Spanish did it and to go to war with someone because you feel bad for people is a really dumb reason.
5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
The U.S had no interest in asserting "sovereignty,jurisdiction,or control" over Cuba and promised to "leave the government and control of the island to its people" once peace was restored.
6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
7. Dewey’s victory in the _Phillippines_ sparked an outpouring of _pride_ in the United States.
8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?
9. a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
They felt that the war was an opportunity to elevate the status of blacks in the United States.
b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
They were denied promotion into the officer corps and the War Department officials assumed that black soldiers were better suited to Cuba's tropical climate and more likely to withstand tropical diseases.
10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.
a.
b.
2. What were the Spanish “reconcentration camps”?
Where hundreds of thousands of Cuban peasants were herded into towns policed by Spanish troops. They lacked adequate food, housing, and sanitation.
3. List three reasons why the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba.
a. People felt bad about what was going on in Cuba.
b. The insult towards President McKinley.
c. The U.S.S Maine blowing up.
4. Which do you believe was the most important reason? Why?
Probably the insult about President McKinley because the U.S.S Maine they had no proof that the Spanish did it and to go to war with someone because you feel bad for people is a really dumb reason.
5. What did the Teller Amendment say?
The U.S had no interest in asserting "sovereignty,jurisdiction,or control" over Cuba and promised to "leave the government and control of the island to its people" once peace was restored.
6. Why was a portion of the Spanish-American War fought in the Philippines?
7. Dewey’s victory in the _Phillippines_ sparked an outpouring of _pride_ in the United States.
8. Why did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders want to fight in Cuba?
9. a. Why were many African-Americans eager to serve in the Spanish-American War?
They felt that the war was an opportunity to elevate the status of blacks in the United States.
b. What forms of discrimination and prejudice did they encounter?
They were denied promotion into the officer corps and the War Department officials assumed that black soldiers were better suited to Cuba's tropical climate and more likely to withstand tropical diseases.
10. How did racism influence American perceptions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines? Give two examples of events where racism affected U.S. policy after the war.
a.
b.
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