WWI Test

George Creel

The head of the CPI and was a former muckraking journalist

Eugene V. Debs

A Socialist, handed a ten-year prison sentence for speaking out against war and the draft 

Great Migration

The large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern black to cities in the North; An escape from the Jim Crow South

Zimmerman Note

A telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that the British agents intercepted

War Industries Board (WIB)

The main regulatory body; established in 1917 and reorganized in 1918 under Bernard Baruch. 

Bernard Baruch

A prosperous businessman; leader of the WIB

Neutruality

State of not supporting a side during conflict or a disagreement; the US practiced this because many people did not see a reason for us to join a struggle 3000 miles away; Public opinion was strong but divided

Selective Service Act

The act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service

Henry Cabot Lodge

Conservative senator that led for the constitutional right of Congress to declare war included in the treaty

Woodrow Wilson

He kept the US out of WWI by keeping us neutral until we were attacked by German U-boats; His failures happened after the war when Allied leaders rejected his Fourteen points, and plans for peace

Espionage and Sedition Acts

A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane or abusive about the government or the war effort.; effected many social, and pacifist

The causes of World War I

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria caused Austria to declare war on Serbia. This caused Germany to side with Austria and declare war on France and Russia

What was the immediate cause of American entry in the war?

Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I, the interception of the Zimmerman note, and change in Russia's government

Opposition of the League of Nations

The main domestic oppositions centered on the issue of the League of Nations. A few opponents believed that the League threatened the U.S foreign policy of isolationism.

The gains made by women during participation in WWI

19th amendment, the right for women to vote

What was the decision made in the Abrams vs the United States case?

The decision was made that the importance of a free exchange of ideas so that truth will win out in the intellectual marketplace. This belief has become an important legal justification for promoting freedom of speech.

What was the alliance system?

The triple entente, known as the Allies, consisted of France, Britain, and Russia. They provided a measure of international security because nations were reluctant to disturb the balance of power.

What were the newest mechanized weapons introduced during WWI?

Machine guns, airplanes, tanks, poison gas, anti-aircraft guns, u-boats

What was the job of convoys?

They were used to escort merchant ships back and forth from the Atlantic in groups; A heavy guard of destroyers would lead the convoy.

What policy kept the US OUT of WWI  for three years? 

Neutrality

How did Americans view the war after it first broke out? 

Many socialist believed that the war was a fatalistic and imperialist struggle between Germany and England to control markets in China, Africa, and the Middle East; Pacifist believed that the war was evil, and that the US should show the would an example of peace to the world

Who did Americans trade with as war broke out and why?

 When war broke out, America was trading with England, and France twice as much as they were with Germany. After 1914, trading was at $0. America did this because many US leaders believed that American prosperity depended upon an Allied victory.

The legacies of WWI

Strengthening power of government, accelerated social change for African Americans & Women, propaganda campaign provoked powerful fears & antagonism that was left unchanneled after the war, Hitler plunged world into war 20 years later, Brought over 1 Million women into the workforce, created political instability

The treatments of the Germans and the changes to all things German in America

Germans were faced with attacks because of their nationality. During WWI many things German changed such as German measles to “liberty measles”, hamburger became “salisbury steak” or “liberty” sandwich,Sauerkraut was renamed “liberty cabbage”, and dachshunds turned into “liberty pups”