APUSH Chapter 20

True

(T/F) Wilson intervened more in Central America and the Caribbean than any previous administration.

Porfirio Diaz

Mexican President who resigned in 1911. Succeeded by Fransisco Madero who failed to unite the country.

Victoriano Huerta

In February 1913, ________ overthrew Mexican President Fransisco Madero. Woodrow Wilson refuses to recognize this government because of the violence.

Venustiano Carranza

MX Revolutionary leader who lead armed opposition against Victoriano Huerta

Venustiano Carranza

In Mexico, ________ succeeded Huerta and now Wilson recognized the government.

Poncho Villa

Mexican terrorist who murdered several Americans and so Wilson sent an expedition of nearly 7000 men, commanded by John J. Pershing into MX.

Great Britain, France, Russia, and later Japan

The Triple Entente was made up of?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

The Triple Alliance was made of up?

sarajevo

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occurred in what town?

The Blackhands

The assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip was part of what group?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

Who was in the Central Powers?

Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, Serbia, and Belgium

Who were the Allies?

True

(T/F) Wilson hoped the U.S. could remain neutral and serve as a peacemaker.

The U.S. went from a debtor nation to a creditor nation

During WWI, what economic status did the U.S. shift from due to trade with the Allies?

Freedom of the Seas

Contrary to William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson stood firm on maintaining traditional neutral rights. This included:

Lusitania

On May 7, 1915, a German U-Boat torpedoed a British passenger ship, killing 128 Americans.

Arthur Zimmermann

German foreign-affairs official who proposed in 1917 that if the U.S. declared war on Germany, Mexico should become a German ally and win back TX, AZ, and NM, and persuade Japan to go to war against the U.S.

“Peace without Victory”

What was Woodrow Wilson’s belief on the terms of peace after WWI?

\-German and Irish immigrants

\-Socialist Party

Not all Americans supported the war. Which specific groups didnt?

Creel Committee

The U.S. Committee on Public Info, used films, posters, pamphlets, and news releases to mobilize public support of the War.

Espionage Act

A 1917 law mandating severe penalties for anyone found guilty of interfering with the draft or encouraging disloyalty to the U.S.

Sedition Act

A 1918 law supporting the Espionage Act by extending penalties to anyone deemed to have abused the government.

Great Migration

In 1910, about 90% of all African Americans lived in the south. By 1920, as many as 500,000 had moved to the north in the _______.

Selective Service Act

Law passed by Congress in 1917 establishing compulsory military service for men ages 21-30.

2\.8 million

About how many men were drafted in the U.S. for WWI?

American Expeditionary Force (AEF)

American army commanded by John Pershing; served in Europe during WWI.

126,000

How many American soldiers died in WWI?

9 million

How many total combatants died in WWI?

To make the American contribution to victory as prominent as possible to maximize American influence at the peace conference.

When fighting in Europe, why did Woodrow Wilson want U.S. forces fighting apart from the rest of the Allies?

20-40 million

How many people died from the global influenza epidemic in 1918 and 1919?

Bolsheviks

In March 1917, Russians deposed their Tsar and created a provisional government and in November, a group of radical socialists, the ______, seized power.

Vladimir Lenin

The Bolsheviks were led by _______.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

March 1918 treaty between Germany and Russia allowing Russian to withdraw from WWI; Russia gave up vast territories.

Fourteen Points

President Wilson’s statement of U.S. war goals including arms reduction, national self determination, and a League of Nations.

The creation of a League of Nations.

What was the 14th point of the 14 Points?

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of 1919 ending WWI; imposed harsh terms on Germany, established territorial mandates, and created the League of Nations

1. War Guilt Clause
2. $33,000,000,000 in reparations

What were the two biggest clauses of the Treaty of Versailles?

Mandates

The U.S. insisted that countries taken from Germany and territories taken from the Ottoman Empire should not go permanently to the Allies, but instead should be ________.

Mandates

A territory that the League of Nations authorized a member nation to administer and move towards independence.

League Covenant

Constitution of the League of Nations, part of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.

False

(T/F) the U.S. joined the League of Nations

“HCL’- High Cost of Living or inflation

What was the most pressing problem Americans faced after the war?

Palmer Raids

Government raids on individuals and organizations in 1919 and 1920 to search for radicals.

Nicola Sacco and Bartolommeo Vanzetti

Italian anarchists convicted in 1921 of murder and theft, electrocuted in 1927

Red Scare

Wave of antiradicalism in the U.S. in 1919 and 1920

18th Amendment

(1919) forbid the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages.

19th Amedment

(1920) prohibited restrictions on voting on account of sex.

Warren G. Harding (R)

Who won the election of 1920?

M-militarization

A-Alliances

I-Imperialism

N-Nationalism

Acronym for the causes of WWI