The U.S. Enters WWI
This was the main country of the Central Powers (U.S. ememies).
Germany
The name of one wartime agency and its function.
War Industries Board, Food Administration, Fuel Administration, Committee on Public Information (explain one)
Another name for an American soldier in WWI.
Doughboy
A reason Boston Police Officers went on strike.
City's resistance to unionizing, low pay, long hours, poor working conditions, having to buy uniforms
Which of the 14 Points: No more secret agreements between countries. Countries will use diplomacy.
Point 1
This ship: Sunk by a German U-Boat, over 1,200 civilians killed, sinks in 15 minutes, pushes U.S. to enter war
Sinking of the Lusitania
Besides taxes, one way the U.S. paid for the war.
Liberty Bonds, Victory Bonds, War Savings Stamps
The difference in size (numbers of people) of the military at the beginning and end of WWI
~ 130,000 to ~ 5,000,000
The reason Eugene Williams was attacked with stones and drowned in Lake Michigan.
He crossed an invisible barrier separating the black and white sections of the 29th Street beach.
A way the U.S. government displayed propaganda in WWI.
Posters, speeches, newspaper stories, pamphlets.
One interpretation of "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier."
Son shouldn't shoot another's son, war is wrong, protest war, fear, etc.
Organization created by the government to "sell the war" and one tactic they used.
Committee on Public Information. Pamphlets, patriotic talks (4-minute speeches), posters, songs, newspaper stories
One way the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) mobilized soldiers and supplies to Europe.
Used cruise ships, captured German ships, borrowed Allied (British, French) ships
Total number of strikers in Seattle on Feb. 6, 1919.
60,000
Which of the 14 Points: Countries will reduce their armaments to just enough for self-defense.
Point 4
One interpretation of "Over There."
Support war effort, enlist, take a side, fight for your country, etc.
Act (law) made it illegal to speak out against the war publicly.
Sedition Act of 1918
Black soldiers often did these jobs before seeing combat under French command.
Support roles (engineers, unloading ships (stevedores), other manual labor)
A response by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer after his house was targeted with a bomb.
Deported suspected radicals and foreigners, planned to arrest thousands of suspected anarchists.
The states Germany claimed it would help Mexico retake listed in the Zimmermann Telegram.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
Germany promised Mexico it would assist them in taking land back from the U.S. in this document.
Zimmermann Telegram
One reason Americans volunteered for the war in Europe.
German atrocities (cruel acts), democracy was threatened, duty to answer their nation's call, "great adventure," fight for their country
A major outcome of the Meuse-Argonne offensive (series of battles).
Nearly pushed the Germans out of France, big factor in German surrender in November, 1918, helped end the war.
The consequence faced by the person who struck Eugene Williams with a rock that led to Williams' death.
Nothing. Was never arrested or charged.
The movement that started with between 300,000 and 500,000 Blacks moved north during WWI for job opportunities, greatly changing the racial makeup of northern cities.
The Great Migration (Beginning of. It last from WWI until the 1970's)