From Neutrality to War
the term that describes Wilson’s belief in moral diplomacy and peace through negotiation
What is Wilsonianism?
The year the U.S. officially enter World War I
What is 1917
Wilson’s speech in January 1917
What is the Peace Without Victory speech?
The government agency that promoted patriotism through posters and speeches
What is the Committee on Public Information?
The year that the Treaty of Versailles was signed
What is 1919?
It's purpose was to urge for Americans to stay impartial in the European war
What is the Declaration of Neutrality?
A German proposal for Mexico to join the war against the U.S. in exchange for land
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
the name of Wilson’s proposal for postwar peace
What are the Fourteen Points?
The law that made it illegal to speak out against the government during the war
What is the Sedition Act of 1918?
What is the League of Nations proposal?
Name Three reasons public opinion in 1914 supported staying out of the war.
What are pacifism, isolationism, and disinterest in European conflicts?
The German policy that resumed in 1917 and led to the sinking of U.S. ships
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
The international organization that Wilson proposed to prevent future wars
What is the League of Nations?
the movement of African Americans from the South to the North during WWI
What was the Great Migration?
WWI's affect on the U.S. economy
What is a boost in industrial production and major government involvement in the economy?
The side the U.S. trade favored during the early years of the war, undermining its neutrality
Who are the Allies?
the “Black Tom” incident and its significance
What is an explosion caused by German saboteurs in New Jersey that intensified anti-German sentiment?
According to Wilson’s ideas, the two things that should be eliminated to prevent future wars
What are secret treaties and secret diplomacy?
Two ways the U.S. paid for the war.
What are Liberty Loans and raised taxes?
The influence on postwar activism due to African-American service in WWI
What are increased racial pride and demands for civil rights?
The act of the British which actively made it nearly impossible for the U.S. to trade with the Central Powers
What is the British blockade?
The names of the two ships that were sunk, pushing the U.S. into the war.
What are the Lusitania and the Sussex?
Reasons the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles
What was fear of entangling alliances and loss of sovereignty due to the League of Nations?
the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts on civil liberties
What are the restriction of free speech and jailing of dissenters like Eugene V. Debs?
The long-term consequences of U.S. involvement in WWI on foreign policy.
What are increased hemispheric influence, isolationism in the 1920s, and a reluctance to join future alliances?