WWI Begins
not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, or war
neutrality
authorized a draft of young men for military service
Selective Service Act
the day and time Germany surrendered to the Allies in a railway car in Compiegne, France
November 11 at 11:00am
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
another word for "flu"
influenza
President of the United States at the beginning of WWI
Wilson
battle front between the Allies and the Central Powers during WWI where a stalemate occurred for years
Western Front
amendment that gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used to end WWI, outlined by President Wilson
The Fourteen Points
rising prices
inflation
Commander of American forces in Europe
General John J. Pershing
type of combat in which opposing troops fight from ditches facing each other
trench warfare
made it a crime for any person to express an opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light
Sedition Act
international organization created after WWI to provide a way of settling international disputes
League of Nations
widespread fear of suspected communists plotting revolution within the U.S.
the Red Scare
nickname for American troops
doughboys
name 3 new weapons/technology in WWI
machine guns
poison gas
submarines
tanks
airplanes
the Great Migration
the treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers, ending WWI
Treaty of Versailles
officials arrested thousands of people who were suspected radicals, communists, and anarchists
the Palmer Raids
leader of the Soviet Union during WWI
Vladimir Lenin
a secret communication from Germany that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico
the Zimmerman note
person whose moral or religious beliefs forbid them to fight in wars
conscientious objector
a statement in the Treaty of Versailles that suggested Germany was responsible for beginning WWI
"war guilt clause"
employees refuse to work until demands are met
strike
one of the greatest heroes of WWI
Sergeant Alvin York