Do not yell out the answer! 1. What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince? A. A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power. B. A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible. C. A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness. D. A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Explanation In Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, he commented on how governments should rule. Influenced by the political environment that he had observed in Florence and other city states, Machiavelli argued that a ruler should do whatever is necessary, even if that meant violence, in order to maintain control of the state. He argued that it was more important for a ruler to maintain order in the state than for the ruler to be a moral person.

Put the following events from WWI in Chronological order WWI begins Sinking of the Lusitania Treaty of Versailles is signed and Germany is charged with starting the war and forced to pay 33 billion dollars in reparations Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand The Zimmerman Telegram is intercepted by Great Britain Germans reinstate the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare The central powers surrender to the allies Germany states in the Sussex pledge that they will warn before they sink a ship The US enters WWI on the side of the allies The US Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles primarily because they did want to join the League of Nations.

End of the War! Starvation, riots, and social unrest in the Central power countries leads to the Central power surrender. Fighting stops in the summer of 1918

Wilson’s Vision for Peace Fourteen Point: a plan for keeping peace after the war by removing armaments, trade barriers and setting up self- determination (power to make decisions for one’s own future). League of Nations: Wilson proposed an organization of nations to ensure peace and security for the nations involved.

Treaty of Versailles The treaty was harsher than Wilson wanted, requiring Germany to – Disarm its military forces – Pay $33 billion in reparations, or payments for damages and expenses caused by the war, which Germany could not afford – Take sole responsibility for starting the war

Senate Rejects the treaty and the League of Nations Although Wilson fought hard for his fourteen points (including the League of Nations) the Senate signed separate treaties with the Central powers and did not join the League of Nations. Why would the Senate do this??

Impact of the War on the U.S. The war killed 14 million people (56,000 Americans) and left 7 million men disabled. The war drew more than a million women into the U.S. workforce, which helped them pass the Nineteenth Amendment to get the vote. It also encouraged African Americans to move to northern cities for factory work (Great Migration).

Prohibition, also known as The Noble Experiment, is the period from 1919 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Under substantial pressure from the temperance movement, the United States Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment. On December 5, 1933, the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. – The 18 th Amendment is the only amendment to be repelled. Eighteenth Amendment

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Chicago became notorious as a haven for Prohibition dodgers during the time known as the Roaring Twenties. Many of Chicago's most notorious gangsters, including Al Capone and his enemy Bugs Moran, made millions of dollars through illegal alcohol sales. – By the end of the decade Capone controlled all 10,000 speakeasies in Chicago and ruled the bootlegging business from Canada to Florida. Numerous other crimes, including theft and murder, were directly linked to criminal activities in Chicago and elsewhere in violation of prohibition. Fighting the 18 th Amendment

Gangsters and Prohibition What is a speakeasy? Who profited the most from prohibition? How was alcohol transported? What was the most notorious city? How successful was prohibition? How was Al Capone finally put in jail?

Create your own word splash! On a half sheet of paper, group at least 3 terms that could fit in a sentence together. You need at least two groups of at least three terms. You must also write and exemplary sentence for each grouping. The subject material is anything WWI or Prohibition.