American History ch 15
Moving to the north to find jobs in the cities
African American migration during WWI is best described as
Fuel Administration, Railroad Administration, War labor board
All set up to make sure supplies and labor continue to grow
Great Britain, France, Russia
Allied powers
A. Mitchell Palmer
Attorney General that deported suspected communists in the US after WWI
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottomans
Central powers
John Pershing
Commander of the US forces
Selective service
Created to draft men into the military
War Industries Board
Created to handle purchasing as well as convert factory production for WWI?
Victory Gardens
Gardens planted to increase food production during a war
Schlieffen plan
German army's plan for war against France and Russia
George Creel
Headed the Committee on Public Information
Herbert Hoover
Headed the Food Administration
Bernard Baruch
Headed the War Industries Board
The ABC powers supported Wilson by recommending that Huerta go into exile
How did the Huerta controversy end?
It met both the foreign policy goals of Germany and the President
How did the Sussex pledge help maintain American neutrality?
Peace without victory
In January 1917, wilson had called for a
Zimmerman telegram
It proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the US entering WWI against Germany
Sussex Pledge
Keeps the US out of war
Red Scare
Labor unrests leads to suspicion and fear of communism growing in the US
Pancho Villa
Led anti-Carranza forces into the U.S killing 18 in New Mexico
Food Administration was made to limit food consumption and people planted Victory Gardens
List 2 things American citizens did during WWI to help the war effort
Doughboys
Nickname for the US soldiers
Loyalty Leagues
Organized by Creel, encouraged Americans to spy on their neighbors and to report those who might be "disloyal"
Germany lost last and had to pay for reparations
Outcomes of the peace treaty that ended WWI
18th Amendment
Outlawed the sale and consumption of alcohol
Lusitania
Passenger liner sunk by Germans, killing 128 Americans- created the Sussex pledge
Brest- Litovsk treaty
Peace treaty between Bolsheviks and the central powers that ended Russia's participation in WWI
Imperialism, colonization, and nationalism
Tensions rose from....
Instill support for the war effort
The Committee on Public Information was created to
Bolshevik Revolution
The communist take over Russia- creates the Brest-Litovsk treaty- Russia leaves the war
Food Adminstration
To reduce food consumption and assure adequate food supplies for the troops, the government created the
Excess profits tax
To transfer war profits from corporations to the government the __________ was created
Russia
To whom did the serbs look for help?
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Tried to silence protesters
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple alliance
France, Britain, Russia
Triple entente
November 11, 1918
What date was the armistice signed?
Immigrants and European nationality groups
What divided America's loyalties?
France and Britain vs. Germany
What nations fought on the Western Front early in the war?
They used the submarine to break Allied blockade
What tactic did Germany use to stop war supplies to Britain?
Treaty of Versailles
What treaty ended the war?
Burning draft cards, court ruled no support for punishment when there is no "clear and present danger"
What was the Schenck case about and what did the court rule?
To join other Slavic people to form a yugoslav
What was the goal of the Slavic peoples in Austria-Hungary?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the immediate cause of WWI
To help gain support for the Peace Treaty
What was the purpose of Wilson's cross country campaign?
Germany losing land and having to pay for large reparations
What were some of the outcomes of the peace treaty?
Unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman telegram, keep the world safe from democracy
What were the reasons for the US to join WWI?
Began in 1914, ended in 1918
What years did the war begin and end?
Women
Who filled many of the jobs vacated by men going of to war in the US?
Wilson
Who wanted the US to remain neutral?
Wilson- USA, Clemenceau- France, George- Britain, Orlando, Italy
Who were the big 4 and their leaders?
They believed that he would support business interests
Why did American bug businesses favor Mexican General Huerta's regime?
He was repulsed by Huerta's brutality
Why did Wilson wish to end Huerta's rule?
The US did not want to be apart of Russian affairs anymore
Why did the US not want to join the League of Nations?
They did not want to be apart of the league of nations
Why did the people reject Wilson's Party and the League of Nations
It was an area with many nationalities
Why were the balkans considered the "powder keg of Europe?"
Fourteen points
Wilson's goal for a lasting peace
19th Amendment
Women's suffrage
