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War bonds
They are loans by citizens to the government, which they needed loans for the war.
Sedition act
set heavy fines and long prison terms. made it illegal to critizes the war.
Zimmerman telegram
It showed us that germany was making a deal with Mexico to invade our country and take mexicos land back after we took it. and we saw after britian decoded it.
shell shock
early type of ptsd that many soldiers experienced in response to the intensity of fighting.
isolationism
a policy decision not to get involved in foreign affairs that do not concern the country at home.
Propaganda
it is a way of communicating aimed at pushing people towards their opinion. they did this with posters, pamphlets and films
Schenck vs US
supreme court held up epionage act after schenck ruled against it.
Selective service act
it drafted people so they were forced to fight in the war. they also built facilities to teach people how to fight and do jobs.
Battle of attrition
strategy to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse and surrender.
authoritarianism
When a leader has total control over the population. Personal freedoms are limited in authoritarian goverment
4 minute men
a group of volunteers, organized by the CPI, who delivered short, persuasive speeches to the public
Great Migration push and pull factors
pull: people were hiring no matter what
push: overpopulation, racial violence and poverty
Blockade
no trade in or out
powder keg
The idea that pressure is building in a situation or conflict and it is about to explode.
What is M.A.I.N
M= Militarism
A= Alliances
I= imperalism
N= Nationlism
Poster war
the use of posters as propaganda
Flu epidemic of 1918
a flu that killed over 20 million people during world war 1
No mans land
areas between opposing armies and trenches. full of mines, barbed wire etc
scramble for africa
countries that scrambled for Africa for its resources and raw materials. imperialism in africa.
Espionage act
law that criminalizes the unauthorized gathering or disclosure of national defense information
Sinking of Lusitania
A ship that Germany and the Americans sank was on the ship, and the Americans got worried that Germany would missle them.
U-boat
submarine that attack enemies ships
white mans burden
The responsibility of white people to 'civilize' non-white people. named after a famous poem by Rudyard kipling