Causes of WWI
This long-term cause of WWI led some countries to make reckless decisions because they felt more bold and empowered.
What is Alliances?
Many Americans believed WWI was none of their business, which led them to have this type of feelings about US involvement.
What is Isolationist?
The Committee on Public Information (CPI) used this to try to convince Americans to support the war effort.
What is Propaganda?
This was President Woodrow Wilson's plan for lasting peace through international openness and cooperation.
What is the Fourteen Points?
Germany sent this to Mexico to ask them to fight against the United States in return for recovering their land if America joined WWI. It was intercepted by the British and shared with the United States, leading America to join WWI.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This assassination of this person was a short-term (immediate) cause of WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
US President Woodrow Wilson initially did not want to get involved in WWI because the United States was made up of many of these types of people.
What are immigrants?
This law established a military draft in 1917.
What is the Selective Service Act?
Wilson wanted this organization (meant to promote peaceful cooperation between countries) to be included in the WWI treaty, but the United States never joined it.
What is the League of Nations?
This long-term cause of WWI led to tension and disputes over territory as powerful European countries attempted to expand their empires.
This long-term cause of WWI led to an arms race.
What is Militarism?
Germany engaged in this type of warfare, which eventually led the United States to join WWI.
What is Unrestricted Submarine?
This is a person whose moral or religious views forbid participation in a war.
What is a Conscientious Objector?
Germany was forced to pay reparations and accept this as a part of the Treaty of Versailles.
What is full responsibility for WWI/guilt for WWI?
What was the name of the government agency created to delegate different phases of the war effort (i.e. food administration)?
Council of national defense
This long-term cause of WWI led to individual countries putting their needs and wants above all else.
What is Nationalism?
Group of senators who would not approve the treaty of Versailles as long as it contained the League of Nations...
Irreconcilables
This was the movement of African Americans in the 20th century from the rural South to the industrial North as they sought better living conditions, safety, and jobs.
What was the Great Migration?
This country was the most committed to punishing Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.
What is France?
What was the name of the committee created to "sell" the war to the American public? Who was the head of it?
Committee of Public Information/George Creel
The British Empire was so big that people said this never happened on the British Empire.
What is The Sun Never Set?
Germany promised the United States that it would no longer target passenger ships, or merchant ships without first securing passengers, with their UBoats in this 1916 agreement.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
This act was passed in 1917 and enacted severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities (especially through the mail)
What was the Espionage Act?
This person was viewed as the middleman between vengeful George Clemenceau (France) and idealist Woodrow Wilson (US) during the Paris Peace Conference.
Who is UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George?
This Supreme Court case led to the ruling that speech that creates a clear and present danger is not protected under the First Amendment and ultimately gave the government more power to limit speech during times of crisis, like WWI.
What is Schenck vs the United States?