World War I Key Cases, Technologies, and Treaties

Schenck v. US

This was a Supreme Court case during World War I. It said that people's freedom of speech could be limited if what they say creates a "clear and present danger" to the country — like encouraging people to ignore the draft.

Selective Service Act

This was an act passed by congress in 1917, creating the draft of men for military service.

Trench Warfare

Trenches are long narrow ditches dug in the gourd where soldiers lived and fought during World War 1. These trenches protected soldiers from artillery and guns. Life in the trenches was very hard because it was often wet, muddy, cold and full of rats. The space between enemy trenches, called no-man's land, was very dangerous, and battles often caused stalemates, meaning neither side could move forward easily. In trench warfare, soldiers often died trying to take very small amounts of land.

New technolgy

Some of the new technology were the tank, Airplane, submarine/ U boat, and Zeppelins. The tank was created to plow through the trenches. The airplane was used to drop bombs on other territory, while the zeppelin was used to get intel of where supplies were located. A submarine was an advanced underwater vessel and was an important tool. Another name for the sublimate was called a U-boat.

Convoys

This was a group of merchant ships sailing together to protect warships.

Why Russia leaves the war

Russia left the war because they had their own problems and revolution that they had to deal with.

Armistice

A peace agreement that ends fighting in a war. In World War I, it meant the countries agreed to stop fighting on November 11, 1918.

Wilson's 14 Points

this was a list of ideas from President Woodrow Wilson to create peace after World War I. He wanted to prevent future wars, and the 14 Points were meant to help countries solve problems fairly and keep peace.

The Treaty of Versilles

The treaty ended World War I, punishing Germany, and tried to set up peace for the future. But the U.S. never ended up signing it because there weren't enough votes in the senate. The U.S needed ⅔ more votes to sign the treaty. Also WIlsion ended up getting sick causing him to not be able to advocate for the treaty.

Reparations

When Germany surrendered on November 11, 1918 in France. This was an end to the fighting and the beginning of peace talks to try to officially end the war.

League of Nations

This created a place where countries could talk about problems and solve them without fighting. But some Americans, including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, didn't want the U.S. to join the League of Nations because it might force the country to get involved in other nations' wars. This shows how the U.S. wanted to stay isolated after World War I. But once Wilson sees this he refuses to compromise.

Big Four

The big four were the main decision leaders at the Paris peace conference and tried to help write the treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the war. The main four leaders were Woodrow Wilson, who represented the United States, George Clemencause, who was from France, David Lioyed Geroge from Britten and Vittoria Orlaned who was from Italy.

U-boats

This was what the Germans called submarines. The U-boat or subprime was an advanced underwater vessel. This was seen as a very important tool during World war 1. The U-boat attacked, and sank ships. It also carried supplies to soldiers.