Causes of WW1
This policy described the US decision to stay out of WW1 at the beginning.
What is neutrality?
This 1917 law limited speech seen as harmful to the war effort.
What is the Espionage Act?
This treaty officially ended WW1.
What is the League of Nations?
This postwar fear focused on communism.
What is the Red Scare?
This invention helped suburbs grow rapidly.
What is the automobile?
This new technology helped create a shared national culture.
What is radio?
This German action involved attacking ships without warning.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This 1918 law made it illegal to criticize the government or the war.
What is the Sedition Act?
This international organization was meant to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
The Red Scare was influenced by this foreign revolution.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This manufacturing method lowered the cost of cars.
What is the assembly line?
Movies and radio helped reduce these differences in America.
What are regional differences?
Germany's actions threatened this, helping push the US into the war.
What is American security?
WW1 posters suggested this constitutional right could be limited during wartime.
What is freedom of speech?
Many Americans opposed joining the League because it might limit this.
What is US sovereignty?
Many immigrants were suspected of holding these political beliefs.
What is communism?
This industrialist made cars affordable for many Americans.
Who is Henry Ford?
This movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The sinking of ships carrying Americans increased support for entering the war.
What is submarine warfare against US ships?
These laws reflected fear of spies and disloyal citizens.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
This US president proposed the Fourteen Points.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Congress limited immigration from these regions.
What are southern and eastern Europe?
Many Americans bought goods using this, leading to debt.
What is credit?
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
By 1917, the US could no longer remain neutral because of repeated German actions and threats.
What is involvement in WW1?
The US government believed unity was more important than individual freedoms during war.
What is national security over civil liberties?
European leaders focused on punishing Germany rather than long-term peace.
What are reparations and loss of territory?
The belief behind immigration restrictions that favored native-born Americans.
What is nativism?
This law banning alcohol showed laws are hard to enforce without public support.
What is Prohibition?
The Harlem Renaissance helped lay the foundation for this later movement.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?