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World War One
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
1918
Year when World War One ended
United States
Country that stayed neutral in World War One until the end
Woodrow Wilson
President who campaigned on keeping the US out of war
Germany
Country that began unrestricted submarine warfare, leading to tensions
April 2nd, 1917
Date when the US asked for a declaration of war against the central powers
Zimmerman Note
Message from the German Prime Minister to Mexico, proposing an alliance against the US
Revolution
Event in March 1917 when a revolution broke out against the Russian monarchy
Bolsheviks
Group led by Vladamier Liden that murdered the Russian royal family
Communism
Political ideology based on the teachings of Karl Marx
Soviet Union
Name for the expanded communist Russia after the Russian empire broke apart
Selective Service Act
Law passed in May 1917 for the military draft
American Expeditionary Force
Name for the 15,000 US troops sent to France to show support
John Pershing
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force
Draft
Process of selecting young men for military service
Women
Group that served in administrative positions in the navy, the Marine Corps, the Red Cross, and as war nurses
Home Front
Role played by thousands of women in working, farming, and running businesses during the war
Colored Americans
Group that faced resentment for taking jobs in war industries, leading to fights and riots
Economy
Entire system mobilized for the war effort
Council of National Defense
Organization created by Congress to coordinate war efforts
Food Administration
Agency responsible for increasing production and decreasing use of food for the war
Herbert Hoover
Leader of the Food Administration, later became president during the Great Depression
Espionage and Sedition Act
Law passed due to fear of spying, making it illegal to criticize government leaders or war policies
Ferdinand Foch
Commander of the Allied powers during World War One
Ceasefire
Request made by Germany in October 1918, associated with the term armistice
Armistice Day
Holiday established after World War One, now known as Veterans Day
Wilson's Peace Plan
Plan composed of fourteen points, including open diplomacy and reduction in weapons
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ended World War One
11/11 at 11 o'clock 1918
Date and time when World War One officially ended
French Peace Conference
Meeting held in the Hall of Mirrors to discuss the Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
International association proposed by Wilson to prevent future wars
Isolationism
Policy of the United States to withdraw from relationships after World War One
Germany
Country severely punished after World War One, forced to change government and lose colonies
Congress
Body that did not support the League of Nations
KKK
Organization that reappeared in the 1970s, representing white supremacist values
18th Amendment
Amendment that prohibited the sale, production, and transport of alcohol
Prohibition
Era when alcohol was illegal in the United States
Volstead Act
Law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment
Organized Crime
Rise of criminal organizations, such as the mob, during prohibition
Franklin Roosevelt
President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment
Spanish Flu
Epidemic in 1918 that killed millions of people
Red Scare
Fear of communism in the United States, leading to limits on immigration
Emergency Immigration Act
Act signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to limit immigration
Anarchists
Nicco Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were arrested and executed for murder in 1927
Social Change
Concept that scared Americans and made them resistant to letting go of what they valued
KKK
Organization that reappeared in the 1970s, representing white supremacist values
Ku Klux Klan
Organization that reappeared in the 1970s, representing white supremacist values
Immigration
Process of people coming into a country
Calvin Coolidge
President who signed the Emergency Immigration Act in 1924
Mob
Criminal organizations that rose during prohibition
Franklin Roosevelt
President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment
Spanish Flu
Epidemic in 1918 that killed millions of people
Red Scare
Fear of communism in the United States, leading to limits on immigration
Emergency Immigration Act
Act signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to limit immigration
Anarchists
Nicco Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were arrested and executed for murder in 1927
Social Change
Concept that scared Americans and made them resistant to letting go of what they valued
Prohibition
Era when alcohol was illegal in the United States
Volstead Act
Law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment
Organized Crime
Rise of criminal organizations, such as the mob, during prohibition
Franklin Roosevelt
President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment
Spanish Flu
Epidemic in 1918 that killed millions of people
Red Scare
Fear of communism in the United States, leading to limits on immigration
Emergency Immigration Act
Act signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to limit immigration
Anarchists
Nicco Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were arrested and executed for murder in 1927
Social Change
Concept that scared Americans and made them resistant to letting go of what they valued
Prohibition
Era when alcohol was illegal in the United States
Volstead Act
Law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment
Organized Crime
Rise of criminal organizations, such as the mob, during prohibition
Franklin Roosevelt
President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment
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