Neutrality to War
The "M" in M.A.I.N known as the belief that the military should be strong and ready to use at all times
What is Militarism?
the name for when African Americans left the South and migrated North for better jobs, economic advancement, and to escape racism experienced in the South
What is The Great Migration?
after the war President Wilson promoted this instead of punishing Germany
What is Peace?
a wave of widespread fear of suspected communists and radicals thought to be plotting a communist revolution in the united states
What is the Red Scare?
The "N" in M.A.I.N. which is defined as devotion to one's country
What is Nationalism?
name one of the countries that was a part of the Central Powers during WWI
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, or Bulgaria?
this type of person stepped up to take over the jobs that fell vacant after soldiers were drafted into the war effort, giving them more freedom than previously allowed
Who are women?
groups of merchant ships sailed together, protected by warships were called
What are Convoys?
After the war, Americans rushed to buy consumer goods because they didn’t need to ration anymore. This lead to scarcity of goods and widespread demand causing...
What is Inflation?
many people migrated from this country during WWI to help with the shortage of farmers and then settled in America
What is Mexico?
this person was assassinated causing the spark that starts WWI
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
this is the formal name for the draft
What is the Selective Service Act?
this happened to Russia in November 1917 towards the end of the war causing Germany to abandon the Eastern Front and attack the Western front
What is a communist revolution lead by Vladimir Lenin?
This spread like wildfire and killed millions worldwide in September 1918 at the tail end of the war
What is the Flu?
Germany launched an all out offensive attack on this at the end of the war (hint: geographic direction North, East, South, West)
What is the Western Front?
the germans used these to attack merchant ships in order to disrupt the chain of supplies
What are U-boats?
Americans were encouraged to grow these in their backyard to help conserve food for the war effort so grocery store products could be sent overseas to soldiers
What are Victory Gardens?
this holiday is celebrated in America on November 11th to commemorate the day Germany surrendered and to celebrate the bravery of the soldiers that fought in WWI
What is Veteran's Day?
Violent Riots between African Americans and White Americans as a result of an attempted lynching happened in this U.S. City
What is Tulsa, OK?
American troops were nicknamed with even though we do not know the origin of the nickname
What is Doughboys?
name the two countries involved in the Zimmerman Note
What is Germany and Mexico?
Americans were encouraged to buy these from the bank which could later be traded back for more money in the future in order to finance the war effort
What are Victory/War Bonds?
this is the name of the treaty that punished Germany and forced them to take the blame for the war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The name of the Republican president that took over after Woodrow Wilson and promoted turning American back to "normalcy"
Who is Warren Harding?
this is the percentage or fraction of people affected by the flu pandemic worldwide during 1918