Vocabulary
Pride in one's nation
What is Nationalism?
A treaty which blamed Germany for their "actions"
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The leader of the nazis during ww1
Who is Hitler?
Mexico being bribed into joining Germany, intercepted
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
One of the few methods used to pay for war damages
What are war bonds?
Established to ensure peace, but the U.S never joined
What is the League Of Nations?
What is the War Guilt Clause?
This leader was assassinated, ultimately starting World War 1.
Who was "Archduke Francis Ferdinand?"
May 1915, stirred up anti-german feelings
What is the Sinking of the Lusitania?
This act drafted millions of men into the war without question. People who denied this position were known as "conscientious objectors"
What was the Selective Service Act?
Glorification of the military
What is Militarism?
What are Planes?
The initials of U.S stands for this individual.
Who is Uncle Sam?
This blockade cut Germany off from resources, and was considered "a violation of the international law."
What is The British Blockade?
Another name for a submarine, an "underwater" boat
What are U-Boats?
What is Chemical Warfare?
Bias promotion or publication of an event
What is Propaganda?
This president wrote the "Fourteen points"
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Court Case: this individual wrote "leaflets" to warn the young American men to resist the draft. He felt like his freedom of speech was "violated."
What is Schenck vs. U.S.
Americas separation from foreign intervention
What is Isolationism?
A new innovation, creating trenches to combat tanks
What is Trench Warfare?
This imaginary wall separated Capitalists and Communists.
What is the Iron Curtain?
The founder of CPI, Committee of Public Information. This organization created propaganda around the United States regarding the war efforts.
Who was George Creel?
America threatened Germany to cut ties, diplomatically. Germany hoped that this pledge would stop that threat.
What was the Sussex Pledge?
The year which the U.S. entered World War 1
What is 1917?