AMH2020 Content Assessment #2

American Neutrality

(Called by President Woodrow Wilson) 1. Traditional Policy 2. Interests Aren't Threatened 3. War of Imperialism, Not Democracy

How did the Paris Peace Accords cause WWII?

- The Treaty of Versailles -Punishment: territory, military restrictions

What was the "Roaring Twenties?" What was the time period?

- The twenties was the first modern decade - The time period was the 1920s

Americanization

-"Americanize the Immigrants" -Assimilation -Compulsory Education Laws -Settlement Houses

Eugenics

-"Solutions" to the immigration problem -Positive Eugenics-Reproduction -Negative Eugenics- Sterilization

What was the Red Scare?

-Communist International -Peacetime Sedition Laws -J. Edgar Hoover -BOI A period where many immigrants who held radical political views were deported by the federal government due to a fear of subversion by communists in the U.S. after the Russian Revolution.

Henry Ford's "Tin Lizzies"

-Detroit -1929 = 23 million Model Ts -Changed the face of America: Verbiage, Industry, Building Patterns -Advertising

How did Prosperity and Consumerism change Americans in the 1920s?

-Economic Prosperity -New Industries -Production Techniques -Disposable Income

What does the rise in leisure consist of?

-Golden Age of Sports -Radio -Movies

What were the dark sides of Progressivism?

-Idea is intelligence is hereditary -"Scientific" Racism -IQ Tests -Eugenics

Immigration Restriction

-Immigration Act of 1917 -Literacy test in order to enter the country -Banned men and women from entering who were: 3 D's: Dependents, Delinquents, and Defectives

The Quota Acts

-Immigration Act of 1921 357,000 Immigration Act of 1934 164,000

What were the main obstacles of progressivism?

-Opposition of your own family -Cannot make a total commitment because have hubby and kids to take care of -Press never takes them seriously, often called, "Hens that crow" -Powerful Anti-Suffrage Movement- apparent that to threat to the existing social order

What is "Scientific" Racism?

-Pseudoscientific belief that empirical evidence exists to support or justify racism, racial inferiority, or racial superiority. -Science proves racial discrimination is justified

In which ways did the struggles between Urbanization and Anti-Urbanization manifest?

-Shifts in Morals -Women -Rise of Nativism`

What were the key features of World War I?

-Significance of the US in WWI: Stalemate, Trench Warfare, $10 Billion -Technology: Machine Gun, Poison Gas, Submarine, Airplane. Tank, etc.

Whose morals shifted in the 1920s? How did the first "Modern" Decade change things for women and African Americans?

-Women received the right to vote- 19th Amendment -Flappers: women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair and held disdain for societal norms -Ku Klux Klan

What was the Peacemaking process for WWI? How was the US involved?

-Woodrow Wilson- "Four Points Speech" -A League of Nations: forum for resolving international disputes

What were the main causes for World War I?

1. Competition for Markets and Raw Materials 2. Competition for Overseas Colonies 3. Arms Race 4. Development of Two alliances

What are some examples of American Imperialism?

1. Hawaii 2. Alaska 3. Spanish American War 4. Etc.

What were the lasting effects of WWI on American Society?

1. Service -Selective Service Act, 1917 -Set Up Mandatory Conscription ("Draft") -Women in the Military -African Americans in the Military (segregated units) 2. Organizing the War Effort at home -Labor-Munitions -African Americans -Women -Immigrants -Changing Americans Wasteful Habits: -Food Administration: "Wheatless Mondays," "Meatless Tuesdays," "Porkless Thursdays" -Victory Gardens -Fuel Administration 3. Financing the War -Liberty Bonds -Income Tax -Daylight Savings Time 4. Repression -Espionage Act, 1917 -Sabotage Act and Sedition Act, 1917 (Public opposition to the war; disloyal or abusive remarks about government or Consitiution) 5. Xenophobia -Anti-German Campaign

What were the reasons for Imperialism?

1. The Closing of the Frontier (Frederick Jackson Turner: Frontier Thesis) 2. Economic (Loss of Resources, Need Raw Materials, Overseas Markets, Fear of Competition, Jobs) 3. Political (Nationalism) 4. Military (Big Boys have a Big Military, Alfred Thayer Mahan- The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, Justify Expense, Protection of New Investments) 5. Scientific 6. Religious (Missionaries) 7. Ideological

What was the aftermath of WW1?

1. The New Great Powers 2. Disillusionment and Dissatisfaction with Government 3. Germany

Who are the Allied Powers? (The "Triple Entente")

Britain, France, Russia, then later Japan and the United States

Who are the Central Powers? (The "Triple Alliance")

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, later Turkey (Ottoman Empier)

What is the definition of Imperialism? How is it different from Isolationism?

Imperialism- When a country is open to international communication and has both allies and enemies Isolationism- When a country isolates itself, remains independent and usually holds neither allies nor enemies

Using your own words, explain what Kipling thought was the "White Man's Burden." Who, or what, was supposedly burdensome to the "white man"?

In my personal opinion, I believe Rudyard Kipling was referring to having to civilize the non-whites as the "White Man's Burden". This is what he considered burdensome to the "white man"

What were the main problems the Progressives sought to fix? How did they plan to fix the problems?

Problem: Lack of Democracy Solutions: Direct Primary, Initiative, Referendum, Recall, 17th Amendment (1912), Women's Vote

Why does Kipling suggest it is important for the "white man" to "take up" this burden?

Rudyard Kipling suggests that it is important for the "white man" to "take up" this burden because the country that takes up the white man's burden will earn the respect of other important countries in the world.

When did the United States become an Imperialist Nation?

The U.S. became an Imperialist Nation at the end of the 19th century because Americans wanted to expand overseas with their their belief in manifest destiny.

How does Kipling portray the subjects of colonial rule? How does he portray their rulers?

While Rudyard Kipling portrays the the subjects of colonial rule as ignorant, lazy people who are ungrateful towards the colonial rulers who work hard and selflessly to help them.

What is Women's Suffrage? (14th/15th Amendment)

Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote. 14th- gave former slaves citizenship 15th- gave African-American men the right to vote

What was the United States immediate response to the war? Did it change with time? How can we see that in popular music?

Although at first, the US held a negative or repressive response to the war, over time this view changed and is evidently portrayed in popular music. For example, at first the music contained scenarios of mother's begging for their sons to not be taken away to war and later became an offering of their children onto the battlefield.