T3L5 - WWI Homefront
shift in time adopted by the US during the war, aimed at saving energy, still used today
What is Daylight Savings Time?
This court case upheld the government's right to restrict free speech in times of "clear and present danger"
What is Schenck vs. United States 1919?
This Treaty ends WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This is the international forum created by the Treaty, aimed at being a mediating group and military alliance for countries that sign, a precursor to the UN
What is the League of Nations?
Term for paranoia about Communists and communist influence in the US, the first one is experienced during WWI
What is a Red Scare?
This board aimed at maximizing US war production
What is the War Industries Board?
This act says you cannot criticize the military publicly during times of war
This other act says you cannot aid the enemy, interfere with war effort or give false intelligence
What is the Sedition Act?
What is the Espionage Act?
The date of Armistice Day, or aka Veteran's Day(as we now call it)
What is November 11, 1918?
T/F: the US never signs the Treaty of Versailles and enters the League of Nations
What is true?
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This term describes the mass immigration of African Americans to northern Industrial cities, accelerated by WWI
What is the Great Migration?
What is 1917?
President Wilson promotes this number of points aiming at ending the causes of war
What is the 14 Points?
The Big 4 countries, the lead negotiators and players at the Versailles conference
What are the USA, France, UK and Italy?
Name of the Terrorist organization that sponsored Gavrilo Princip killing Franz Ferdinand
What is the Black Hand?
This government agency worked as a mediator with Unions and companies to limit disruption of war production
What is the National War Labor Board?
largest military battle ever fought, won primarily by American forces
What is Saint Mihiel?
These two schools of thought in Congress decided against signing the Treaty, one wont vote for it no matter what, and one will vote for it if it is changed to allow US military sovereignty
What are the Irreconcilables and the Reservationists?
The next 8 points in Wilson's agenda are aimed generally at this task
What is redrawing borders to allow for ethnic national self determination?
The Treaty of Versailles places total blame for WWI on what country
What is Germany?
This was established as part of the Conscription Act, commonly called the Draft, used to coerce male citizens into military service in times instability
What is the Selective Service?
What is Idealism?
These are the first five of the pionts made by Pres. Wilson at Versailles
What are free trade, free seas, disarmament, no secret alliances, and national self determination?
What is the Official Bulletin?
Term used to refer to fierce public speaking and agenda pushing by TR
What is the bully pulpit?