Enter America
What was America's initial position when WWI broke out in 1914?
Neutrality
What government agency promoted pro-war propaganda?
Committee on Public Information
Name one of Wilson's 14 Points.
League of Nations, freedom of seas, or self-determination
What was the Open Door Policy?
Free trade with China
What characterized WWI fighting style?
Trench warfare and gas attacks
What piece of communication helped push America into the War?
The Zimmerman Telegram
What did the Selective Service Act of 1917 establish?
Military draft
Who opposed the Treaty of Versailles?
Reservationists and Irreconcilables
What was TR's "Big Stick Diplomacy" used to create?
The Panama Canal
What happened to African Americans during WWI?
Great Migration north for jobs
What ship contributed to US entry?
The Lusitania
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Laws limiting anti-war speech
What happened to the League of Nations in the US?
Rejected by Congress
What territory was annexed in 1898 with sugar plantations?
Hawaii
How did propaganda posters help the war effort?
Recruited soldiers, sold war bonds
Why did the US officially join WWI?
German unrestricted submarine warfare
How did WWI affect civil liberties?
They were restricted during wartime
What was America's post-war foreign policy?
Isolationism
What were motives for American imperialism?
New markets, Social Darwinism
What group gave short patriotic speeches?
Four Minute Men
What role did German Americans face during the war?
Discrimination and suspicion
How did the war change women's roles?
Entered workforce in new positions
What was Henry Cabot Lodge's main argument against the League?
Avoid European entanglements
How did US justify imperialism?
White Man's Burden, civilization mission
What new weapons/technology emerged?
Machine guns, tanks, and submarines