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World War One

Global conflict from 1914 to 1918

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1918

Year when World War One ended

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United States

Country that stayed neutral in World War One until the end

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Woodrow Wilson

President who campaigned on keeping the US out of war

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Germany

Country that began unrestricted submarine warfare, leading to tensions

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April 2nd, 1917

Date when the US asked for a declaration of war against the central powers

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Zimmerman Note

Message from the German Prime Minister to Mexico, proposing an alliance against the US

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Revolution

Event in March 1917 when a revolution broke out against the Russian monarchy

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Bolsheviks

Group led by Vladamier Liden that murdered the Russian royal family

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Communism

Political ideology based on the teachings of Karl Marx

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Soviet Union

Name for the expanded communist Russia after the Russian empire broke apart

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Selective Service Act

Law passed in May 1917 for the military draft

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American Expeditionary Force

Name for the 15,000 US troops sent to France to show support

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John Pershing

Leader of the American Expeditionary Force

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Draft

Process of selecting young men for military service

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Women

Group that served in administrative positions in the navy, the Marine Corps, the Red Cross, and as war nurses

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Home Front

Role played by thousands of women in working, farming, and running businesses during the war

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Colored Americans

Group that faced resentment for taking jobs in war industries, leading to fights and riots

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Economy

Entire system mobilized for the war effort

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Council of National Defense

Organization created by Congress to coordinate war efforts

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Food Administration

Agency responsible for increasing production and decreasing use of food for the war

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Herbert Hoover

Leader of the Food Administration, later became president during the Great Depression

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Espionage and Sedition Act

Law passed due to fear of spying, making it illegal to criticize government leaders or war policies

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Ferdinand Foch

Commander of the Allied powers during World War One

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Ceasefire

Request made by Germany in October 1918, associated with the term armistice

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Armistice Day

Holiday established after World War One, now known as Veterans Day

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Wilson's Peace Plan

Plan composed of fourteen points, including open diplomacy and reduction in weapons

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Treaty of Versailles

Treaty that ended World War One

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11/11 at 11 o'clock 1918

Date and time when World War One officially ended

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French Peace Conference

Meeting held in the Hall of Mirrors to discuss the Treaty of Versailles

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League of Nations

International association proposed by Wilson to prevent future wars

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Isolationism

Policy of the United States to withdraw from relationships after World War One

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Germany

Country severely punished after World War One, forced to change government and lose colonies

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Congress

Body that did not support the League of Nations

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KKK

Organization that reappeared in the 1970s, representing white supremacist values

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18th Amendment

Amendment that prohibited the sale, production, and transport of alcohol

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Prohibition

Era when alcohol was illegal in the United States

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Volstead Act

Law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment

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Organized Crime

Rise of criminal organizations, such as the mob, during prohibition

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Franklin Roosevelt

President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment

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Spanish Flu

Epidemic in 1918 that killed millions of people

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Red Scare

Fear of communism in the United States, leading to limits on immigration

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Emergency Immigration Act

Act signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to limit immigration

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Anarchists

Nicco Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were arrested and executed for murder in 1927

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Social Change

Concept that scared Americans and made them resistant to letting go of what they valued

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KKK

Organization that reappeared in the 1970s, representing white supremacist values

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Ku Klux Klan

Organization that reappeared in the 1970s, representing white supremacist values

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Immigration

Process of people coming into a country

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Calvin Coolidge

President who signed the Emergency Immigration Act in 1924

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Mob

Criminal organizations that rose during prohibition

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Franklin Roosevelt

President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment

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Spanish Flu

Epidemic in 1918 that killed millions of people

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Red Scare

Fear of communism in the United States, leading to limits on immigration

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Emergency Immigration Act

Act signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to limit immigration

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Anarchists

Nicco Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were arrested and executed for murder in 1927

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Social Change

Concept that scared Americans and made them resistant to letting go of what they valued

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Prohibition

Era when alcohol was illegal in the United States

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Volstead Act

Law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment

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Organized Crime

Rise of criminal organizations, such as the mob, during prohibition

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Franklin Roosevelt

President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment

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Spanish Flu

Epidemic in 1918 that killed millions of people

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Red Scare

Fear of communism in the United States, leading to limits on immigration

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Emergency Immigration Act

Act signed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to limit immigration

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Anarchists

Nicco Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were arrested and executed for murder in 1927

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Social Change

Concept that scared Americans and made them resistant to letting go of what they valued

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Prohibition

Era when alcohol was illegal in the United States

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Volstead Act

Law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment

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Organized Crime

Rise of criminal organizations, such as the mob, during prohibition

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Franklin Roosevelt

President who ended prohibition with the 21st Amendment

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