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President during WWI
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
100
event that caused the death of 130 people and led the American people to seek war
What is the Lusitania?
100
alliance of major Western powers meant to prevent war
What is the League of Nations?
100
exertion of a strong country's influence over a weaker one
What is Imperialism?
100
shortcut built between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the Panama Canal?
200
the archduke who's assassination started WWI
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
200
telegram intercepted that 'proved' the Germans were attempting to get Mexico to ally with Germany against the USA
What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?
200
Rise of prices due to the decrease of the value of currency
What is Inflation?
200
use of pictures and slogans to shape the public's opinion.
What is Propaganda?
200
American philosophy of staying out of European affairs
What is Isolationism?
300
American hero of WWI who flew in more "dogfights" than anyone else
Who is Eddie Rickenbacker?
300
one of the last big offensives of the War in which Alvin York becomes a hero
What is the Battle of Argonne Forest?
300
series of events is characterized by the deportation and unlawful imprisonment of many immigrants
What are the Palmer Raids?
300
the building up of a nation's military and weapons
What is militarism?
300
the right for people of the same culture and ethnicity to form an independent nation
What is the right to self determination?
400
the man put in charge of the General Intelligence Division
Who is Edgar Hoover?
400
Treaty that ends the War
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
strike special for the fact that all workers, across professions striked side by side
What is the Seattle General Strike?
400
laws meant to restrain speaking out against the Government
What is the Sedition Act?
400
Government agency that regulated what people could consume
What is the Food Administration Agency?
500
takes over the Russian government after the Revolution
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
500
summer where many whites and African Americans die while rioting and fighting each other
What is the Red Summer?
500
one of the biggest strikes in US History, which led to 18 deaths
What is the Steel Strike?
500
system of recruitment for the army that replaces Conscription
What is selective service?
500
government agency that was charged with "selling" the war to Americans and encouraging the purchase of Liberty Bonds
What is the Committee on Public Information?