HIS 315G: Intro

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkish Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

A U.S. luxury liner that was destroyed by a German U-boat. They justified this by saying it held supplies for the enemies. Which the ship did.

German submarines, seen as unfair warfare.

The Zimmermann Telegram was a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire to Mexico, if Mexico helped the Germans the Germans would in return help the Mexicans take back the land they lost, this may have all been an attempt to make the United States enter the war.

Two Italian men who were arrested and sentenced to death because of a bank robbery and murder that was never proven to be their fault.

Con-Man who started the "back to Africa movement" and took money from people.

Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically expressed through terrorism.

Scopes got in trouble for teaching the theory of evolution and a case was derived between him and the state of Tennessee.

Anti-Communist actions from 1919-1921

A U.S. ship that was thought to have been exploded by Spain and started the Spanish-American war in 1898. "Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!" Later it was discovered that a boiler actually exploded and the Spaniards had nothing to do with the explosion of the Maine.

Colonizing a region or country. Invading a country. Overthrowing an established government or social order. Assassination of leaders.

Red Scare Isolationism: Mood of people to isolate from Europe Provincialism: Censorship- Scopes trial Economic Boom/Bust: Market Crash of 1929 Racial Tensions: Marcus Garvey, KKK

Unequal Distribution of Income Excessive Stock Speculation Excessive Credit Buying of Stocks and Consumer Goods No Banking Security and Regulation Indifference by Financial/Wealthy Class No monitoring of the Economic System

Unrestricted submarine warfare from the Germans and the Zimmerman note.