WW1 -
a union formed between two countries for a shared benefit
alliance
president during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
Year the US joined WW1
1917
Where did most immigrants to the United States come from?
Europe
France, Great Britain, Russia were the main countries of this alliance group
Allied Powers
belief that one's nation or nationality is superior to all others
nationalism
belief in a strong military and using that military to get your way
militarism
What made it illegal to speak out against the government, the military, or the war effort during World War I.
Sedition Act
What alliance did the US join during WW1
Allied Powers
taking over another nation's land, usually for economic or military gain
imperialism
British cruise liner with 128 Americans aboard sunk by German submarine
Lusitania
What was the purpose of antitrust laws
Break up big corporations/monopolies
final "spark" that set off WW1
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire were part of this alliance group
Central Powers
fictional character created by the US government to encourage men to join the Army
Uncle Sam
The major point of difference between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois was their belief in the
methods that blacks should pursue in gaining political and social equality
proposed alliance between Mexico and Germany
Zimmermann Telegraph
African American Soldiers who got rewarded by the French Army (Croix de Guerre) but dissed by the US Army
Harlem Hell Fighters
German submarines used in WW1 and WW2
u-boats or unterseeboat
What was one of the main reasons Woodrow Wilson gave for the United States being neutral at the beginning of WW1?
He didn't want to divide the diverse population of the country