US HISTORY 2nd SEMESTER FINAL

US HISTORY 2nd SEMESTER FINAL

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Cards In This Set

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NVA
VC
ARVN
NVA: North Vietnamese Army
VC: Viet-Cong, Charlie
ARVN: Army Republic of Vietnam
Lusitania:
• Unarmed passenger liner containing 1,200 passengers with 128 Americans
• Was attacked by German U-boat with unrestricted submarine warfare
U-Boat:
• German Submarine
• Unrestricted submarine warfare occurred when U-boats attacked unarmed merchant ships
• Restricted submarine warfare involved armed boats of opposing nations attacking back
Zimmerman Note:
• Foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman asked for Mexico to join the war as an ally if the United States entered
• Germany promised Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico if Germany won the war
Selective Service Act:
• Men from 18-45 were to be enrolled in a selecting process to enter the war
Espionage and Sedition Acts:
• To silence any opposition to the war
• Punishment was severe and involved imprisonment where one cannot publicly oppose the war
1. Cite two causes of World War I.
• The nationalism created aggression
• Roots were formed and nations joined other nations in order to create alliances thus creating tension
2. Identify four reasons the United States declared war on Germany.
• The 2 acts of sabotage with the Washington munition barge and New Jersey ammunition plant
• The attack on Lusitania with the 128 American deaths and unrestricted submarine warfare
• The Zimmerman Note caused tension because Mexico would ally Germany if US entered
3. Cite changes in economic and political policies that were imposed in the United States during World War I.
• Taxes went up and manufactured goods went through infliction where prices doubled
• The Espionage and Sedition Acts were created to stop any opposition to the war
4. Describe the terms of Versailles Treaty.
• Germany was no longer allowed to have naval power
• War reparations were to be made to the Allied nations
• Germany was no longer allowed to build any war materials
5. Explain why Wilson was frustrated with Congress after the war.
• Wilson was frustrated with Congress because they considered the league of nations “treacherous and a treasonable scheme”
• Also Wilson did not want a compromise on his treaty that congress attempted to compromise so it would pass
6. Identify the two types of nationalism that existed in Europe and explain why each was a factor in causing World War I.
• Nationalism and each nation’s need to form alliances with those who share same roots
• Imperialism encouraged aggressive expansion and growth such as the search for new raw materials
7. Describe two trends that made American neutrality difficult.
• Business declined because of the stoppage of trade with Central Powers
• Many immigrants were influenced by the war because of their roots such as Irish immigrants that wanted Germany to win because of Ireland’s hate of Britain
A. Battle for Britain Pg. 812
• Italy invaded France and declared war on Great Britain, France surrendered, and Britain faced the threat alone
• US provided lend-lease to the democracies
B. Turn in the War
• 2nd attack on Soviet Union
• Moved toward the oil fields near the Caspian Sea.
• Stalin asked for Allied troops help. Soviet troops were left to face Germany alone.
• Stalin counterattacked a German army in the Russian weather.