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What country did a German diplomat attempt to convince to attack the United States?
Mexico
Community planted crops maintained and harvested by American citizens
Victory gardens
Name three new weapons used during WWI
Tank; Poison gas and mask; Flamethrower; Tracer bullet; Machine gun; Airplanes; Depth charge; Grenade; Artillery; Submarine; Air tactical support (zeppelin; blimp)
Anti-German hysteria turned into anti-Communist hysteria resulting in the Palmer Raids
Red Scare
Which German weapon was most effective in interrupting economic trade early in WWI?
U-boat (submarine)
What Congressional act established the draft?
Selective Service Act
“No Man’s Land” existed between two what?
Trenches
Women's suffrage amendment
Nineteenth
Why did German U-boats sink the Lusitania?
It was believed to carry contraband
Imprisoned persons who either tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft
Espionage Act
President Wilson detailed a list of war goals using how many “Points”?
What was the United States' response to the League of Nations?
Did not join
What is the purpose of propaganda?
Persuade public opoinion
American propaganda agency
Committee on Public Information
What document officially ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Disillusioned generation following WWI
Lost Generation
When WWI started in 1914, what was the position of the United States?
Neutrality
Which committee set industrial production priorities and established government control over raw materials and prices?
War Industries Board
Process by which a group of people form their own country and choose their own government
Self-determination
What does inflation result in?
Loss of purchasing power negatively impacting cost of living