Home Front
Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Name for German submarines
U-Boats
Wilson's plan for peace was know as?
The 14 points
This was the position of the US when the war started
Neutrality
Secret note released to U.S. newspapers in 1917.
Zimmerman note.
The US Government sold these to raise money for the war
bonds
Ditches that soldiers fought from on the Western Front.
trenches
This officially ended World War 1
Treaty of Versailles
Nickname for American soldiers fighting in Europe.
doughboys
This was a British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans.
Lusitania
This was passed after World War 1 to benefit women
19th Amendment
Britain controlled of these running to the US after cutting Germany's
Transcontinental Cable / telegraph Cable
This group would settle disputes between countries.
League of Nations
This si the name for the USA fighting force in Europe
The American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
This disease was spread rapidly during and after WW1
influenza
Many African Americans participated in this during World War 1
The Great Migration
This is the land in between trenches
No Man's Land
Congress never joined this
League of Nations
The United States passed this which required men to sign up for the draft
Selective Service Act
This organization helped influence public support for the war
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
These two acts targeted labor leaders and socialists and those against the war effort
The Espionage Act and Sedition Act
To protect against U-Boats, The Allies used this tactic
convoys
Congress never ratified this
Treaty of Versailles
This man commanded all US armed forces in Europe
General John "Black Jack" Pershing
These 4 words describe pre-war Europe
Imperialism, Nationalism, militarism, alliances