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29 Cards in this Set
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Social Darwinism |
The best country would win the war |
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*Western Front |
The critical section of the war (French Boarder) |
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*Casualties |
Killed, wounded, or missing soldier |
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Why did Wilson and the US want to stay Neutral? (2 reasons) |
1. Tradition if staying out of Europe 2. Ethnic diversities (Melting Pot) |
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Why did U.S. pass the National defense Act? |
Preparation for war |
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Why did the U.S. join WW1 |
Zimmerman Note&Unrestricted Submarine Welfare |
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Committee on Public Information |
Organization in charge of supporting the war amongst people |
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*Bernard Baruch |
Head of the war industries Board, which regulated businesses twisted to the war effort |
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Herbert Hoover |
Was in charge with agricultural policies |
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*Selective Service Act |
Law that established a military draft in 1917 |
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*Espionage Act |
Banned certain printed materials |
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Sedition Act |
Limits Freedom of Speech Limits Civil Rights |
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Number of troops serving on the Front line in WW1 |
1.3 Million |
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*John J. Pershing |
General who led American forces in Europe |
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Germany's surrender |
Troops refused to fight |
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Sacco&Vanzetti |
Italians Radicals Anarchists |
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"Peace without Victory" |
When you have win you should not punish other countries |
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Result of U.S. not approving Treaty of Versailles |
Because we didn't join League of Nations it was not effective |
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*Reparations |
Payment for war damages |
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League of Nations |
Peace organization A promise of mutual Defense |
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Great migration |
Jobs opening up in Northern region African Americans moving North |
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Red scare Cause? |
Becoming communist Revolution in Russia |
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Cause if Labor strike in 1919 |
Inflation Troops returning home and taking jobs |
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*Influenza When did it gain the most victims? |
The flu virus, which caused a deadly epidemic in 1918 September-Decmeber 1918 |
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World economic leader after WW1 |
The U.S |
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*Creditor Nation Who was the Creditor Nation |
A nation that tends more money than it borrows The U.S |
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Election of 1920 |
Harding wanted Normalcy |
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Why did Wilson want the League of Nations |
Countries should be able to resolve problems peacefully |
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*Lusitania |
English Passages ship sunk by a German U-boat, killing American Civilians |
