WW1 Notes

William Jennings Bryan is an anti imperialist and promoted world peace, became Secretary of state.

Dollar Diplomacy: Used the United State's economic dominance to threaten other countries, so they can gain things in their favor.

Lansing- Ishii Agreement of 1917: China agreed that Japan would have the Manchurian part of China only if Japan didn't make the war worse in order to gain more Chinese land and power to take over China as a whole

Triple Entente: was made of France, Great Britain, and Russia who were an alliance.

Central Powers: also known as the Triple Alliance was made of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and initially Italy.

Pan- Slavic Nation: where an organization talks about the background and ethics of slaves and wants better treatment.

Undersea Boat - like torpedos

Charles Evans Hughes- a justice and governor who tried to fix Wilson's uncomplete promises in his foreign policies.

Zimmermann Telegram- detected secret messages that Germany wanted Mexico to wage war on the United States in order for the United States to be unable to help the other countries because they needed to fix their own.

Selective Service Act in 1917: made all men through the ages of 18-45 register for war

Lever Food and Fuel Control Act: which empowered the president to control the production, distribution, and price of all food products during the war effort.

William McAdoo: controlled the agency, which had extraordinary war powers to control the entire railroad industry, including traffic, terminals, rates, and wages

Committee of Public Information: spread flyers to encourage people to support the military and the war

The Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917: prohibited individual trade with an enemy nation and banned the use of the postal service for disseminating any literature deemed treasonous by the postmaster general

Espionage Act: prohibited giving aid to the enemy by spying, or espionage, as well as any public comments that opposed the American war effort. 

The Sedition Act of 1918: prohibited any criticism or disloyal language against the federal government and its policies, the U.S. Constitution, the military uniform, or the American flag.

Councils of Defense: caught anyone saying bad things about the United States considering the war.

American Protective League: also, caught anyone who was against the war and spread false information

 Schenck v. United States: a case challenging these acts going against the constitution and its morals, the result of the case was that it was justified in times of war

Charles Schenck: was a leader in the Socialist Party of Philadelphia who encouraged people to not draft and stop others from doing it too and spoke how it went against the freedom of speech

Samuel Gompers: Head of the AFL wanted to take advantage of the circumstances and help get people’s wages better and treatment and conditions. 

Women Land of America- were a group of women who took great advantage of these opportunities once men left.

Farmerettes- were the women who went to take advantage of the opportunities

Volstead Act:  translating the Eighteenth Amendment into an enforceable ban on the consumption of alcoholic beverages, and regulating the scientific and industrial uses of alcohol. The act also specifically excluded from prohibition the use of alcohol for religious rituals.

18th Amendment New Change: Prohibited selling alcohol or intoxicating chemicals and didn’t prevent drinking.

Fourteen Peace: A plan for after World War One and this was to spread democracy and be open to free trade and overall not have secret treaties.

League of Nations: all the nations come together to talk about free trade and promote peace and emphasize land territories.

Treaty of Versailles: ended World War One and resembled barely of the 14 pts.

Article X: this agreement would basically render each nation equal in terms of power, as no member nation would be able to use its military might against a weaker member nation.

Knox-Porter Resolution: would end the technical “War” between Germany and the United States on July 21, 1921.

Subsequent “Palmer raids”: arrested 4,000 Americans for allegedly who caused threats to the United States. They were deported on a ship called the “Soviet Ark”

Senator Warren G. Harding from Ohio: candidate for president and won and he wanted better treatment, advancement in the United States than interfering in other countries' affairs.

Jazz Age: an era of personal freedom and pursuit of passion