Thursday 3 March 2011

Things to Know Part II

Things to Know: Don’t Know Much About History 231 – 248

What was the Bull Moose Party?
Why is W.E.B. Du Bois connected with John the Baptist?
How many votes did Eugene Debs receive in 1912? What was his party?
What was the 16th Amendment?
What was the 17th Amendment?
Why did America become “Big Brother” to Latin America under Woodrow Wilson.
How did World War I start?
Why did World War I start?
What were the divisions (or sides)?
Discuss the importance of the Lusitania.
Why, ultimately, did the United States enter World War I?
How many casualties did the Battle of the Marne have?
What was the Espionage Act? Do you consider this act legal?
How many Americans died in WWI? How many people died totally?
How was the world map reshaped after WWI?

People:

Woodrow Wilson
General John J. Pershing
Eugene Debs
Howard Taft
Upton Sinclair

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