Idealism
At the core of Woodrow Wilson's idealism was the slippery slope of.....
What is Neutrality?
German antics on the high seas
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
The driving force behind Isolationist policy in post-war America were these two groups of Republicans
Who are the "reservationists" and the "irreconcilables"?
"Es ist nichts, es ist nichts"
What is "It is nothing, it is nothing"?
Slang term for food saving and production during the Great War
What is "Hooverizing"?
Wilson's secretary of state, who resigned as a result of disagreement over foreign policy
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
The date America declared war on Germany
What is April 6, 1917?
Wilson's most formidable opponent against the Treaty of Versailles
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
Signed on June 28, 1919
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Insensitive slang term for the German-Americans and Irish-Americans of the Midwest
What are "Hyphenates"?
Chief enemy of the American "gringos" and one of the biggest early challenges to Wilson's Idealism
Who is Pancho Villa?
Allowed for a national draft, in order to increase recruitment
What is the Selective Service Act?
One of the "Big Four", other than Woodrow Wilson
Who are David Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando, and Georges Clemenceau?
America's "Ace of Aces"
Who is Eddie Rickenbacker?
Nickname given to war bonds of the WWI era
What are "Liberty Loans"?
Wilson's "warning message" to Germany in 1916
What is the "Sussex Pledge"?
Full name of the German foreign minister for which the infamous telegram would be titled
Who is Arthur Zimmerman?
Wilson's Fourteenth Point
What is the League of Nations?
City in which the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated
What is Sarajevo?
Nickname for the American soldier, popularized during this era
What is "doughboy"?
It was the Democratic rally cry during the 1916 Presidential campaign
What is "He kept us out of the war"?
The unofficial anthem of the doughboy
What is "Over There"?
Republican President who took America out of international affairs and into the roaring twenties
Who is Warren G. Harding?
One of the U.S. government agencies established during WWI
What is the- U.S. Railroad Administration, Food Administration, Fuel Administration, War Industries Board?
This term refers to a truce, or peace settlement
What is Armistice?