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W.W. I was the first war where _____ served in the armed forces (noncombat positions).
women
Why did American banks care if France and Britain lost to Germany?
2 billion in loans would not be repaid
Schenck v. United States, Supreme Court ruled the government could restrict speech when _____ .
the speech constituted clear and present danger
Premier Clemenceau of _____ wanted to punish Germany & rejected Wilson's peace plan.
France
W.W. I ends, government stops rationing goods, citizens rush to buy goods, extra money creates _____ .
Inflation
The average life expectancy was two weeks, for what position in the war?
Combat Pilot
Germany was guilty of Militarism, which what?
Buildup of armed forces to intimidate other nations
To fund the $32 billion war, Congress borrowed $20 billion through _____ .
Liberty / Victory Bonds
Who were the “Irreconcilables”?
U.S. senators who refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles
_____ felt their wartime struggle for democracy encouraged them to fight for their rights at home, after WW 1.
African Americans
Why did U.S. senators refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
They believed the government should do what citizens want, not other countries
Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia, so when Archduke Franz Ferdinand visited Bosnia, _____ .
Serbs shot and killed Ferdinand
Why did the government start Daylight Savings during W.W. 1?
To reduce the use of coal and oil
What were the 14 Points?
President Wilson peace plan after W.W. 1
Why were jobs scarce after W.W. 1?
1) War material orders stopped
2) Soldiers returned from W.W. I
Name 2 of the 4 countries in the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire,
Bosnia & Serbia believed in _____ , that whose who share a national identity should have their own country.
Nationalism
With while males in the military, 1 million _____ joined the workforce for the first time.
Women
Name 1 of the 4 Empires that ended during World War I:
German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman
After W.W. 1, 3,300 strikes swept the U.S. & a group of radicals formed the _____ Labor Party in 1919.
Communist
What killed more people than any other weapon?
Artillery fire
What is the Lusitania?
British ship sunk by German U-boat, killing 128 Americans
Name 1 of the 3 activities made illegal by the Espionage Act of 1917:
1. aid the enemy
2. give false reports
3. interfere with the war effort
1917, Vladimir Lenin pulled Russia out of W.W. 1 & establish what kind of government?
Communist
What caused Race Riots after W.W. 1?
African Americans moved north to take factory jobs & returning soldiers blamed them for taking jobs
When Germany and France entered a stalemate in fighting, what did they do?
Dug trenches & waited
Wilson argued for neutrality, but why did people want to help Britain?
Shared culture (language and religion)
Why were Victory Gardens important?
Citizens raised vegetables so government sent commercial vegetables to troops overseas.
_____ refused to give up its naval advantage & rejected Wilson peace plan.
Britain
Evidence pointed to no group for the bombings, but A. Mitchel Palmer still deported _____ immigrants.
Russian
Name 2 of the countries in the Allied Powers?
France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Romania, Greece, Belgium, United States, Canada, Serbia, India, Portugal, Montenegro, Poland
Wilson asked for neutrality, but why did Americans want to help France?
France helped colonists during American Revolution
What is the Selective Service Act of 1917?
All men between 21 & 30 register for the draft.
To prevent wars, Wilson's peace plan argued that country borders be based on _____ .
Ethnicity / Nationality
What was the Red Scare?
Labor strikes in the U.S. fueled fears that Communists might seize power from the government
All Quiet On the Western Front: What was the most feared weapon?
Chlorine Gas
British officials used propaganda to win American support. What is propaganda?
Information design to influence, like atrocities in Belgium
What was the “Great Migration”?
African Americans moved from south to Chicago, Detroit, and other cities, for war jobs.
Name 1 of the 2 activities required of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles:
1. Reduce military
2. Pay reparations to the Allies
Regarding labor strikes, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer didn't want another _____ Revolution in the U.S..
Bolshevik or Communist
What began a 70-year long struggle between democracy & communism?
Russian Revolution
What was the role of alliances in the start of W.W. 1?
Countries were pulled into war to protect their allies
To fund the $32 billion war, what did congress do? (NOT liberty bonds)
Raised taxes
Why did Vladimir Lenin pull Russia out of W.W. 1?
Citizens were hungry, rioted, and killed Czar Nicholas II
Why did Warren Harding win the 1920 election with the slogan Return to Normalcy?
People were tired of the strikes, race riots, war, & communists
What is the Zimmermann telegram?
German telegram asking Mexico to attack U.S.
Why did America join W.W. 1?
Germany sent telegram to Mexico asking them to attack U.S.
Name 1 of the 2 activities made illegal by the Sedition Act of 1918:
1. Speak against the war publicly
2. Criticized the government
What is the League of Nations?
Wilson's peace plan created this so members could preserve peace by respecting each other
Regarding the anarchist bombings, why did A Mitchel Palmer suspect a nationwide conspiracy?
8 bombs in 8 cities exploded within minutes of each other