WWI In General
What year did WWI begin?
1914
Why the propaganda? Why did the US feel it was necessary to convince people to join the war effort? It has everything to do with the fact the the US was _____ between 1914 and 1917. For three years they tried to convince the US to be _____.
Neutral
This act made it illegal to criticize the war effort, the government or the flag.
Espionage Act
Where?
Versaille
Franz Ferdinand was ______ by Gavrilo Princip, igniting WWI.
Assassinated
If the US couldn't convince you with their propaganda, they would punish you for your _____ if it criticized the war effort.
Speech
What part of the Constitution does the Espionage Act conflict with most?
First Amendment - Freedom of Speech or the Press
What was Wilson's document that he hoped would eliminate war forever?
Fourteen Points
What countries were originally in the Allied Powers? The Central Powers?
Allied: UK, France, Russia
Central: Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire
Propaganda in WWI was particularly playing on people's _____ of the enemy.
Fears
What was the name of the case in which the Supreme Court upheld the Espionage Act?
Schenck v. US
The centerpiece of the Fourteen Points - the one Wilson believed was most necessary to prevent war.
League of Nations
A war in which everyone is expected to contribute to the victory, even at home.
Total War
How did the Supreme Court rationalize the Espionage Act, despite its clear violation of the First Amendment? In other words, the Court said you have less rights when the nation is at _____.
War
Who rejected the League of Nations?
The Senate
In these, soldiers fought and died. They were separated by only a short distance and in the middle was called "No man's land" because most men died there.
Trenches
Falsely
The Senate rejected the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles because they feared they would lead to another _____.
War