Chapter 21: World War I and Its Aftermath

Jim Crow segregation

________ was still present in both the military and civilian sectors, but many Black American leaders supported the war effort and sought a place at the front for Black soldiers.

Wilson

________ signed the Espionage Act in 1917 and the Sedition Act in 1918, stripping dissenters and protesters of their rights to resist the war publicly.

Chicago Riot

The ________, from July 27 to August 3, 1919, considered the summers worst, sparked a week of mob violence, murder, and arson.

Germans

In May 1915, ________ sank the RMS Lusitania, with over 100 Americans died.

Wilhelm II

________ rose to the German throne in 1888, admired the British Empire of his grandmother, Queen Victoria, and envied the Royal Navy of Great Britain so much that he attempted to build a rival German navy and plant colonies around the globe.

Ottoman Empire

The ________ disintegrated into several nations, many created by European powers with little regard for ethnic realities.

Austria

On July 28, 1914, ________ declared war on Serbia for failure to meet all of the demands, and Russia (determined to protect Serbia) began to mobilize its armed forces.

Congress

________ declared war on Germany on April 4, 1917, but was unprepared in nearly every respect for modern war.

Germany

In March 1918, ________ launched the Kaiserschlacht (Spring Offensive), a series of five major attacks but by the middle of July 1918, each and every one had failed to break through the Western Front.

Racial tensions

________ culminated in the Red Summer of 1919 when violence broke out in at least twenty- five cities, including Chicago and Washington, D.C.

outbreak of war

After the ________ in Europe in 1914, President Wilson declared American neutrality.

foreign policy of neutrality

A(n) ________ reflected Americas inward- looking focus on the construction and management of its new robust industrial economy.

Davis Act and National Defense Act

The ________ of 1908 and the __________________________ of 1916 inaugurated the rise of the modern versions of the National Guard and military reserves.

military preparedness

The progression of the war in Europe generated fierce national debates about ________.

The third year of the war, however, witnessed a coup for German military prospects

the regime of Tsar Nicholas II collapsed in Russia in March 1917

However, the facts could not be ignored

the destruction taking place on European battlefields and the ensuing casualty rates exposed the unprecedented brutality of modern warfare

Even as war raged on the Western Front, a new deadly threat loomed

influenza

Because they had dominated Europe navally for quite some time, so they could have been loosing that superiority

Why was the idea of a German navy a threat to the British?

Neutrality

What was America's foreign policy towards Europe?

Because they had trade and financial relations with the Allied nations, along with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania

Why was the US drawn into WW1, despite their policy of neutrality?

Because over 100 American citizens died when the Germans sank the ship

Why did the sinking of RMS Lusitania cause the US to join WW1?

Selective Service Act

The ___________________ instituted a draft for the military during WW1 which was largely considered to be equitable

Espionage Act and Sedition Act

The _________________ and the _________________ stripped dissenters and protesters of their rights to resist the war publicly

Spanish Influenza

The _____________ was a strain of the flue virus that resulted in the deaths of 50 million people during/after WW1

The German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires

What empires dissolved after WW1 ended?

The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1918

What treaty ended WW1?

Fourteen Points

The ______________ was a statement of war and peace aims offered by President Wilson

League of Nations

An international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

Red Summer of 1919

A summer where violence related to racial tensions broke out in 25 cities