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33 Cards in this Set
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Lusitania
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Called on Germany to abandon unrestricted submarine warfare.
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The taking of the Canal Zone
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Panama Canal. Purchased from Panama.
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Open Door Policy
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Shaped american actions in the far east.
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Warned Latin American countries to get their finances straight or face american intervention.
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Sussex Pledge
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Germany agreed to Wilson's demands to call off attacks on cargo and passenger ships and promised to shoot onsight only enemy ships.
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"Dollar Diplomacy"
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Aimed to substitute economic ties for military alliances with the idea of increasing American influence and bring lasting peace.
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League of Nations
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Group of nations to keep world peace.
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Pancho Villa
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Carranza's army general.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Proposed an alliance with mexico offering financial support and recovery of Mexico's lost territory.
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William Jennings Bryan
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Wilsons secretary of state.
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Hay Herran Convention
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Gave US a 99 year lease with option for renewal on a canal zone 6 miles wide in exchange for $10 million plus annual fee of $250,000.
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Bernard Baruch
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Head of War industries board.
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Herbert Hoover
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Hero of a campaign to feed starving Belgians. Headed the Food Administration.
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Eugene V Debs
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Socialist party leader. Convicted of violating the Espionage Act.
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Hay-Pauncefort Treaty
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Allowed US to construct and control an isthmithian canal.
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Bolshevik
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Seized power in Russia.
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Sedition Act
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imposed harsh penalties on anyone using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the govt, flag, or armed forces uniforms.
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Espionage Act
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Imposed sentences of up to twenty years in prison for persons found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty.
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14 Points
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Wilson's plan for peace. They were generous and far sighted, but they failed to satisfy wartime emotions that sought vindication.
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
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Granted the US control of a canal zone ten miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama. The US guaranteed Panama independence in return.
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George Creel
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Journalist. Headed CPI.
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CPI
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Committee on public Information. rallied support for american involvement in WW1.
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WIB
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War Industries Board. Oversaw production of american factories.
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Pacifists
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Opposed to war or violence.
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Taft-Katsura Agreement
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Recognized Japans dominance over Korea. Japan promised not to invade the Philippines.
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Victoriano Huerta
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Ousted Fransisco Madero and became leader of Mexico.
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John J. Pershing
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Led 6,000 troops to Mexico City to seize Pancho Villa in Mexico.
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Franz Ferdinand
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Archduke of Austria.
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American Union Against Militarism
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Wanted to keep the US out of the war.
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Filibuster
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obstructing of legislature.
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Trench Warfare
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Used in WW1.
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Liberty Bonds
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Boosted taxes on corporations and personal incomes in order to par for war.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Peace treaty used to end WWI.
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