The end of WW1
What was the overall purpose of "the Fourteen Points?"
The overall purpose of "the Fourteen Points?" was to address the causes of WWI, and stop another World War from happening again.
What happened to the jobs vacated by men that were drafted into the military?
The jobs vacated by men that were drafted into the military were tooken over by women.
How much money did Wilson's war government raise in the two years?
$33 billion dollars.
What did the Republicans to the East argue for?
They argued for U.S. entry into the war against Germany.
What prevented U.S manufactures from shipping war supplies to Germany?
The British blockade.
What did Wilson the president have to do after returning to the U.S?
president Wilson had to gain the approval of two-thirds of the senate for all parts of the Treaty of Versailles.
What was the reasoning for Mexicans to cross the border?
Mexicans were looking for jobs since there was more job opportunities in the U.S.
What was the worthy purpose Wilson wanted the war to be fought?
The triumph of democracy.
Whicb Political Party adopted/got the slogan "He Kept Us Out of War" as their campaign slogan?
The Democratic Party.
How did Great Britain declare a naval blockade?
They did this by mining the North Sea and then seizing ships.
What was the problem after the war had concluded.
Americans had a hard time trying to adjust after they had been through the war.
how many or about how many African Americans served in WWI
around Nearly 400,000 African Americans.
What did the Sedition Acts and Espionage do?
The Sedition Acts Stopped anyone from saying things that were not loyal or abusive comments about the U.S. government . The Espionage Act would put people in prison for 20 years who were rebellion in the armed forces or for those who tried to prevent the operation of the draft.
What did the "National Defense Act" do?
this increased the regular army to a force of nearly 175,000.
What started WW1?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand lighted up/made the war begin, but the M.A.I.N causes were Militarism, Alliance Systems, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
What turned the public against unions?
A series/groups of strikes in 1919 and a fear of revolution.
Who was the one that commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?
it was General John J. Pershing.
What was the Selective Service Act?
The Selective Service Act was a system to draft men into the military.
What was the offer Arthur Zimmermann made Mexico?
The offer was that if Mexico became allies with Germany that in return he would help them gain back their territories, that being (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.)
in what way did Germany respond to the Britain's naval blockade.
Germany responded to the naval blockade by announcing their own naval blockade and gave out a warning that any ship/ships that were to pass the "war zone" area would take the risk of getting sunk by German submarines.
Where did the peace conference take place?
it took place in the Palace of Versailles-this place is in Paris.
What was the rate at which Merchant ships going to Britain were being sunk?
in just one month by itself About 900,000 tons of shipping had been lost.
What was the Committee on Public Information?
The Committee on Public information were a propaganda agency who hired writers, vaudeville, artist, performers, and movie stars to do services that were voluntary; to depict the heroism of the "boys" aka U.S. Soldiers, and the villainy of the Kaiser.
Who did President Wilson ask for a declaration of war against?
Germany.
What reinforced the negative view on Germany?
The sinking of the Lusitania ship.