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Kaiser Wilhelm-was in charge of the bombing of Lusitania

Theodore Roosevelt- wanted to go to war against Germany

Wilson­-opposed the preparation for the war “peace without victory”, fourteen points

Jeannette Rankin- later the first woman to be elected to congress was an antiwar activist

Edward House- traveled to negotiate a peace settlement

Bolsheviks- or communists lead a revolution in Russia that took Russia out of the war because of the dangerous industry of weapons

American Expeditionary force – the first U.s troops used to close the gap on British and French lines

John j Pershing-was the commander of AEF

Bernard Baruch- a wall street broker he managed the raw materials and prices

Herbert hoover- distinguished engineer he managed the food administration and  made a system to save food like meatless Mondays wheatless wensdays etc

Harry Garfield- head of fuel administration in efforts to save coal

William McAdoo- head of rail road administration

George creel-committee on Public information