The Selective Service Act instituted the ____________.
Draft
Secret note released to U.S. newspapers in 1917. Possibly the most immediate cause of US entry into WW1.
Zimmerman Telegram
Soldiers were forced to dig these because of a new weapon in WW1, Machine Guns.
trenches
What year was the armistice (cease fire)?
1918
The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918 raised a constitutional issue related to which amendment?
1st, freedom of speech and protest
This was a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German u-boat. Over 1100 killed including 128 Americans.
Lusitania
Who was the most decorated US soldier in the First World War? a Medal of Honor recipient who fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Captured 132 Germans by himself.
Army Corporal Alvin York
This group, proposed by Wilson in his 14 points, would settle disputes between countries.
League of Nations
Germany claiming unrestricted submarine warfare broke a pledge given to the US after the sinking of the Lusitania and another ship the pledge was named after. What was the name of the pledge?
Sussex Pledge
Who was commander of the U.S. forces in Europe? Army Band named after him.
General John "Black Jack" Pershing
World War I was the first time these were used as a weapon, mostly for reconnaissance.
airplanes
Where was the Treaty signed to end WW1
Paris, Palace of Versailles
The Spanish-American War and the 1st WW influenced the US economy how
Growth and stimulation, expansion
What were the Two main causes of US entry into the War?
Zimmerman Telegram and Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
As bad as chemical warfare was, Gas was heavily affected by what natural element?
wind
The Battle of Argonne Forest would heavily contribute to what?
Armistice by Germany/ End of the War
One of the main arguments against the U.S. joining the League of Nations by members of congress like Henry Cabot Lodge.
pull US into future wars and conflicts
Prior to WW1, the Spanish-American War in 1898 proved the US could expand its global presence and compete against world powers by using which military strength?
U.S. Naval Power