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30 Cards in this Set
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"Peace without victory"
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Woodrow Wilson still wanted the U.S. to avoid war. He gave a speech that about defeating Germany without embarrassing them
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Sussex pledge
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It promised that no attacks would be made on ships without warning
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Zimmerman note
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Germany encouraged Mexico to wage war against the U.S. After a victory, Mexico would regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Jeanette Rankin
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First Women Congressman
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make the world safe for democracy
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Wilson's new slogan to free others from the tyranny of autocrats
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Fourteen Points Address
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Abolishing secret treaties.
Freedom of the seas. Removal of economic barriers between nations. Reduction of armaments. Changing colonial claims to help both colonizers and native peoples. "Self-determination" Est.League of Nations to hopefully settle international disputes peacefully |
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Committee on Public Information
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Established to keep up the war's enthusiasm in America and sell the war
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George Creel
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Head of Committee on Public Information
Used propaganda such as speeches, posters, pamphlets, movies and songs to sell the war |
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The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms
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Written by Hemingway that showed that reality of the war
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Anti-German feelings
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German names were renamed. German composers were not performed. sauerkraut became "liberty cabbage," dachshunds became "liberty pups."
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Espionage Act of 1917
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sought to prosecute "spies
Eugene Debs and William Haywood convicted |
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William Haywood
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Leader of the Industrial Workers of the Wood a group that held the goal of creating an international labor union. (I won't work)
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Sedition Act of 1918
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sought to prosecute anyone engaging in "seditious" activity
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US preparation for war
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forming a Council of National Defense to study economic mobilization,
increasing shipbuilding, increasing the size of the army |
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Bernard Baruch
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Leader of the War Industries Board
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National War Labor Board
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Businesses were encouraged to keep wages high and hours long.
The government did not agree organize labor unions. |
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Samuel Gompers
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Head of American Federation of Labor
Supported War |
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National Woman's party
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Led by Alice Paul and organized strikes against Germany.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
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-Most women supported war.
-women must engage in the war effort in order to participate after the war. = -gained Pres. Wilson's endorsement of women's suffrage |
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Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act
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gave instruction on maternal and infant health care
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Herbert Hoover
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Head of Food Adminsistration
-relied on volunteer efforts Food production increased by 25% and food exports to Europe tripled. |
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Selective Service Act
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All men, age 18 to 45, were required to register
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Marshal Foch
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To make war is to attack
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America's main roles in the war
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stopping the German assault on Paris,
providing a much-needed boost to morale, providing supplies. |
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Second Battle of the Marne
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started the German withdrawal
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Gen. John J. Pershing
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wanted Americans to fight on their own.
Belleau Wood Meuse-Argonne Sgt. Alvin C. York=hero |
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee,
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William Borah and Hiram Johnson
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Led a group who wanted isolation in US
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Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge
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Republican pres and vp candidate
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James Cox and Franklin Roosevelt
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Democratic pres and vp candidate
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