APUSH World War I and II

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Fundamental Causes of World War I

militarism, nationalism, imperialism, alliances

Schlieffen Plan

attack France first 100%, done in 4-6 weeks, then same with Russia in 4-8 weeks

US entry

Zimmerman note and unrestricted submarine warfare

Zimmerman Note

intercepted note from Germany to Mexico asking them to join Germany as axis power 

Sussex pledge

germany no more unrestricted warfare no more Britain blockade (between US and Germany)

Neutrality act of 1939

nations can trade with us if they paid in cash and transported the goods themselves

lend-lease act

us would open trade fully to allied powers

Committee on Public Information

made to sell America on the war and the world on wilsionian war aims, delivered speeches and propaganda, they had posters, leaflets, and pamphlets and movies and songs.

War Industries Board

shipbuilding program, council of defense to study problems

National War Labor Board

gave employees right to high wages, 8-hour work day, but no right to labor union

Food Administration

was in charge of rationing and cutting back to send food to the front lines

Fuel Administration

wanted Americans to save fuel with heatless Mondays, lightless nights, and gasless Sundays.

Railroad Administration

the government took over the railroads when there was a lot of traffic and seized enemy vessels.

War Production Board

oversee production. halted manufacturing on non-essentials and switched to weaponry, assigned priorities for transportation and access to raw materials

Office of Price Administration

bring ascending prices under control with extensive regulation, rationing held down the consumption of critical goods, meat, butter, etc.

Bracero Program

to provide laborers for the nations’s farms and factories during the war, brought in farmers and workers from Mexico.

Role of women in war effort

employed for noncombat duties. WAACs (army), WAVES (navy), and SPARS (coast guard)

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

designed to life American export trade, aimed at recovery and relief. activated low-tariff policies. avoided dangerous uncertainties of wholesale tariff revision. lowers existing rates by about 50%

Atlantic Charter

outlined the aspirations of the democracies for a better world at war’s end.

Office of Scientific Research and Development

Channeled hundreds of millions of dollars into university-based scientific research, establishing the partnership between the government and universities that under wrote America's technological and economic leadership in the postwar years.