Vocab
The United States wanted to stay out of the war by supporting a policy of ___________.
Neutrality
What started World War 1
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
The farmers and industrial factory's were encouraged to support the war by producing more food and supplies. What did the farmers and companies do in response.
Buy more land, speed up production, making the rich richer.
Used to feed citizens so extra supplies could be used for the troops in Europe.
Victory Garden
When both sides agree to stop fighting and negotiate a peace treaty.
Armistice
What is information provided for the purpose of persuasion?
Propaganda
The outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 meant many Montana's needed to?
Increase production of wheat, metals, and lumber.
What side was the United States on?
Entente/Allied Powers
Savings certificate that the government sold to raise money for the war.
Liberty Bonds
To encourage popular support for the war, this was created.
Committee for Public Information.
What is the belief that war is never justified called?
Pacifism
The Montana copper mines fought the union strike what three things did the copper mines do?
Calling the unionists traitors, Publishing stories in the newspapers, Saying the union harmed the War.
Why was the Sedition Law a problem to the American People?
It opposed the First Amendment.
Planting gardens and buying bonds was a way for people to do what?
Support the war
What day did WWI end and who surrendered?
Germany on November 11, 1918
Several Montana Judges defended free speech against _________?
Hyper-Patriotism
What three things led to the Butte Mining disaster?
Fire from a headlamp, No manhole covers, No safety inspections.
When did the U.S. begin to support the war?
After a passenger ship sinks from a German submarine.
Why did Montana send more people to fight in the war then other states?
The government overestimated the population.
What was the Treaty of Versailles
Germany lost territory and had to pay back the countries.
Law that stopped the promotion of rebellion against a government.
What was required for miners to have before they could work. Hint. It was a way for the mining companies to control the workers.
Rustling card system
To increase mining for the war effort what did the companies do?
Running the mine for 24hrs, more accidents, inexperienced workers.
What was Jeannette Rankin's reason for not supporting the war?
Women with political power could stop wars.
Many soldiers returned to find what?
Families dead from influenza or prison, towns closed, farms ruined from drought.