Road to War
This event in 1914 was the immediate cause of World War I
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This act drafted men ages 21-30 into military service in 1917
Selective Service Act
Women's contributions during WWI lead to this constitutional amendment passed in January 1920
19th Amendment
This 1917 act made it illegal to incite rebellion or interfere with the draft, with penalties up to $10,000 and 20 years in prison
Wilson's plan for world peace consisted of this many points
Fourteen
Wilson based his neutrality policy on this Founding Father's farewell address
George Washington
This system protected U.S. merchant ships by having them travel in large groups with naval escorts
Convoy System
Nearly this many African Americans served in segregated units during WWI
400,000
This 1918 act made it a crime to say anything disloyal about the government, Constitution, or flag
This proposed international organization was the only part of Wilson's plan included in the Treaty of Versailles
the League of Nations
This British passenger ship was sunk by German U-boats in May 1915, killing 128 Americans
Lusitania
This agency headed by George Creel produced propaganda films and posters to support the war
Committee on Public Information
This mass movement saw African Americans leave the Jim Crow South to work in northern wartime factories
the Great Migration
This labor leader was sentenced to ten years in prison for speaking out against the war
Eugene Debs
This Republican Senator from Massachusetts opposed the League of Nations because it threatened U.S. isolationism
Henry Cabot Lodge
This 1917 telegram proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico to regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
The Zimmermann Telegram
He led the Food Administration and encouraged Americans to plant 'Victory Gardens'
Herbert Hoover
These bonds sold to the public generated $23 billion to finance the war
Liberty Bonds
In this Supreme Court case, the court ruled that free speech is not absolute when there is a 'clear and present danger'
Schenck v. United States
Germany was forced to pay this amount in war reparations under the Treaty of Versailles
$33 billion
Germany announced this policy in 1917, involving sinking all ships off Allied coasts
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This board forced factories like Henry Ford's to produce war materials instead of their usual products
War Industries Board
This group targeted German-Americans and began the 'Hate the Hun' campaign
the American Protective League
This 1918 act brought in nearly $10 billion through taxes on personal income, corporations, and luxury goods
the Revenue Act of 1918
The U.S. signed this separate peace treaty with Germany in July 1921 after rejecting the Treaty of Versailles
U.S.-German Peace Treaty (a separate peace treaty)