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who did Great Britain declare a war against?
Germany
What was the Zimmerman Note?
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note or Zimmerman Cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.
When was the deceleration of independence signed?
July 4 1776
How many African american men were drafted?
more than 350,000
What were the fourteen points?
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
Who was the President during ww1?
Woodrow Wilson
The anti-war activists included______
Populists, Progressives, and Socialists
What purpose did Wilson want the war to be fought for?
the triumph of democracy
What are some jobs women did in ww1?
clerks, messengers,cooks, and policing
What was the treaty of Versailles?
The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most controversial armistice treaties in history. The treaty's so-called “war guilt” clause forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments to Allied powers.
What was the Lustiana?
The Lustiana was a British ocean liner that was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 and that held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908.
Who won the election in 1912?
William Howard Taft
What is the declaration of war.
A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another. The declaration is a performative speech act by an authorized party of a national government, in order to create a state of war between two or more states.
How many men died in ww1?
Over 20 million
Where did African Americans mostly migrate too?
The North from the South
Why wasn't the U.S able to ship supplies to Germany?
Because of the British blockade
In what month did Wilson make a speech with hope for peace without victory
January 1917
What was the espionage and sedition act?
Fearing that anti-war speeches and street pamphlets would undermine the war effort, President Woodrow Wilson and Congress passed two laws, the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918, that criminalized any “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language” about the U.S. government or military, or any speech intended to “incite insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty.
What were the effects of women after the war?
With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. Others provided support on the front lines as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, translators and, in rare cases, on the battlefield.
What were some post-war problems?
Millions of men had to find their way back from war into civilian life in often difficult circumstances; societies were hollowed out, with the violent deaths of millions and millions not born; millions were scarred with disability and ill-health; many societies remained in a storm of violence that did not cease with the Armistice in 1918; postwar societies contained millions of people who had been uprooted; and war-related economic shocks destabilised societies for years to come.
What was the public opinion on the war?
Americans thought Germany were cruel bullies who's armies were commanded by a mean spirited autocrat?
How did the Zimmermann Telegram influence U.S. into World war 1?
The note revealed a plan to renew unrestricted submarine warfare and to form an alliance with Mexico and Japan if the United States declared war on Germany. The message was intercepted by the British and passed on to the United States; its publication caused outrage and contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I
How old do you have to be in able to be drafted?
21-30 years of age
How did ww1 affect gender roles?
When America entered the Great War, the number of women in the workforce increased. Their employment opportunities expanded beyond traditional women's professions, such as teaching and domestic work, and women were now employed in clerical positions, sales, and garment and textile factories.
What were some labor conflicts during ww1?
The years following the end of World War I were a period of deep social tensions, aggrevated by high wartime inflation. Food prices more than doubled between 1915 and 1920; clothing costs more than tripled. A steel strike that began in Chicago in 1919 became much more than a simple dispute between labor and management.