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| Where did the peace conference open? | Palace of Versailles January 1919 |
| Who made up the Big Four? | President Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Victorio Orlando |
| Why were they called the Big Four? | Made up of the four most powerful leaders |
| covenant | charter |
| Why were members of Congress against the League? | they called it a treacherous and treasonable scheme |
| Why was President Wilson unable to continue campaigning for the peace treaty? | He suffered a stroke that paralyzed one side of his body and impaired his speech |
| 3 major postwar problems that America faced | Demobilizing the armed forces, return to peace time economy, cope with fears of espionage in the U.S. |
| What happened to the American economy following the war? | cost of living doubled, goods were unaffordable, many farmers went bankrupt |
| Red Scare | Fear of Communism in the U.S. |
| deported | expelled from the country |
| Why did racial tensions in the U.S. rise with the return of white soldiers from the war? | soldiers returning from war found themselves competing for jobs and housing |
| WWI added two amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Which ones? | 18th - Prohibition and 19th - women right to vote |
| How did WWI contribute to women finally being granted the right to vote in the U.S.? | women were performing traditionally male jobs at home and in war. |
| What was Wilson's warning to the nation before he died? | If they didn't learn from WWI there would be another world war. |
| WWI nickname | The war to end all wars. |
