U.S. Home Front I
Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What were the German submarines called?
U-Boats
Wilson's plan for peace was know as?
The 14 points
Factories stopped making consumer goods to make_______________________.
war supplies
This was America's policy before entering the war
Neutrality
Which group of Americans was heavily discriminated against during the war?
German Americans
Ditches that soldiers fought from on the Western Front.
trenches
Where did the "Big 3" leaders meet?
Palace of Versailles
Items sold by the United States government to raise money.
bonds
This was a British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans.
Lusitania
This epidemic affected 25% of Americans and was responsible for shutting down many factories and mines
The Flu Epidemic
These often got stuck in mud and trenches, making them more ineffective in battle
tanks
This country wasn't invited to the discussions after the war
Germany
This was a large movement of African Americans to the north and cities
The Great Migration
Secret note released to U.S. newspapers in 1917.
Zimmerman Telegram
Name 2 jobs women filled in for during the war
Railroad, Cooks, dockworkers, bricklayers, helped sell bonds
These devices prevented soldiers from becoming blind or dying from suffocation
gas masks
This group would settle disputes between countries.
League of Nations
This Act required people to serve in the armed forces.
Selective Service Act
This established that German submarines would warn civilian ships before sinking them
The Sussex Pledge
People grew these to support the war effort
War Gardens
World War I was the first time these were used as a weapon.
airplanes
Name 2 results of the Treaty of Versailles
1. Germany gives up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland
2. Return Alsace and Lorraine to France
3. Cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.
4. Drastically reduce armed forces and accept the demilitarization and Allied occupation of the region around the Rhine River
5. Take blame for inciting the war and pay several billion in reparations to the Allied nations.
These allowed people to be fined and sentenced to prison for interfering with the war effort or saying anything negative or disloyal about the government
Espionage & Sedition Acts
With the treaty that ended WWI, this country lost land and was required to pay reparations to other countries.
Germany