WWI - WWII

What does this political cartoon best represent?

• Public opposition to the League of Nations

• German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

• Fourteen Points

• Treaty of Versailles

• Wilson's suggestions

• League of Nations

Wilson's idea for a League of Nations was included in the final provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. After most European countries joined the League of Nations, the U.S. soon followed suit and joined in 1920 to become part of the Big 4 (France, Great Britain, Italy, and the U.S.)

• True

• False

Below is a list of reasons for the United States entering World War I. What would be the third reason?

• German attempts to have Mexico invade the United States
• Acts of sabotage
• ??????????

• Sunken American battleships

• Destroyed American skyscrapers

• Exploded nuclear weapons

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

Before the U.S. entered WWI, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the U.S. would provide aid to the allies.

• True

• False

In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.

• Socialism

• The Red Scare

• The Immigrant Scare

• The Isolationism Movement

The Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937, usually called the _____________________, was a law Roosevelt proposed to give presidents the power to appoint an extra Supreme Court justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70 ½.

• court-packing bill

• the New Deal

• Lend0-Lease Act

• 14 Points

One of Roosevelt’s major New Deal programs was the Texas Valley Authority (TVA). This was established in 1933 to build dams and power plants along the Rio Grande River and its tributaries.

• True

• False

Which legislation was passed during the Second New Deal to give federal assistance to the elderly?

• the Wagner Act

• the Social Security Act

• the Fair Labor Standards Act

• the Emergency Banking Relief Act

Dirt loosened by the drought and the poor farming practices that had eroded the soil led to this ecological disaster ____________________.

• Hoovervilles

• the Dirt Bowl

• (TVA)

• the Dust Bowl