From Neutrality to War
What term describes Wilson’s belief in moral diplomacy and peace through negotiation?
What is Wilsonianism?
What year did the U.S. officially enter World War I?
What is 1917
What was Wilson’s speech in January 1917 that called for “peace without victory”?
What is the Peace Without Victory speech?
What government agency promoted patriotism through posters and speeches?
What is the Committee on Public Information?
What year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
What is 1919?
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1914?
What is to urge Americans to stay impartial in the European war?
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
What is a German proposal for Mexico to join the war against the U.S. in exchange for land?
What was the name of Wilson’s proposal for postwar peace?
What are the Fourteen Points?
What law made it illegal to speak out against the government during the war?
What is the Sedition Act of 1918?
What happened to Wilson’s League of Nations proposal in the U.S.?
What is it was rejected by the Senate?
Name one reason public opinion in 1914 supported staying out of the war.
What is pacifism, isolationism, or disinterest in European conflicts?
What German policy resumed in 1917 and led to the sinking of U.S. ships?
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
What international organization did Wilson propose to prevent future wars?
What is the League of Nations?
What was the Great Migration?
What is the movement of African Americans from the South to the North during WWI?
How did WWI affect the U.S. economy?
What is it boosted industrial production and led to major government involvement in the economy?
Which side did U.S. trade favor during the early years of the war, undermining its neutrality?
What is the Allies?
What was the “Black Tom” incident, and why was it significant?
What is an explosion caused by German saboteurs in New Jersey that intensified anti-German sentiment?
According to Wilson’s ideas, what should be eliminated to prevent future wars?
What are secret treaties or secret diplomacy?
Name one way the U.S. paid for the war.
What are Liberty Loans or raised taxes?
How did African-American service in WWI influence postwar activism?
What is it led to increased racial pride and demands for civil rights?
How did the British blockade affect U.S. trade with Germany?
What is it drastically reduced it, making U.S. trade with the Central Powers nearly impossible?
What two ships' sinkings—with Americans aboard—helped provoke U.S. outrage?
What are the Lusitania and the Sussex?
Why did the U.S. Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
What is fear of entangling alliances or loss of sovereignty due to the League of Nations?
What was the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts on civil liberties?
What is the restriction of free speech and jailing of dissenters like Eugene V. Debs?
Name one long-term consequence of U.S. involvement in WWI on foreign policy.
What is increased hemispheric influence, isolationism in the 1920s, or a reluctance to join future alliances?