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The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that limited the German army and navy size. It also allowed for the trial of Kaiser Wilhelm and a number of other high ranking German officials as war criminals. Under this treaty the Germans also accepted responsibility for the war and paid the allies. -
the roaring 20s was a decade of economic growth and wide spread prosperity. There was a boom in construction and a rapid growth in consumer good like automobiles and electricity. -
The league of nations was an international organization created after the first world war to help solve international disputes. -
prohibition was when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol. -
On August 18th 1920 the 19th amendment was ratified and granted the right for woman to vote. -
A massive earthquake hit Honshu, the largest Japanese island, killing over 130,000 people. the Japanese blamed Koreans and Communist for the quake thinking that they poisoned wells and vandalized property during this time. -
The cause of the wall street crash during this time was a long period of speculation during which millions of people invested their saving or got loans to buy stocks. this pushed prices to unsustainable levels. This crash specifically hit Germany the most because they were so dependent on United States finance. Its also said that this stock market crash led to the Great Depression