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19 Cards in this Set
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Roosevelt Corollary
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What was essentially a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that the US could intervene militarily to prevent interference from European Powers
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Zimmermann Telegram
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From German foreign secretary to German minister instructing him to offer to recover Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona from Mexico if it would fight the US. Made US join the war.
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Lusitania
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British boat sunk by a German boat, creating a crisis and public outrage at the loss of 128 Americans.
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Espionage Act
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Limited criticism of gov leaders and policies by imposing fines and prison terms on those who opposed American participation in WWI
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14 Points
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President Wilson's plan for peace after WWI; at the Versailles peace conference, however he failed to incorporate all of the points into the treaty
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Great Migration
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Large scale migration of southern blacks during and after WWI to the North, where jobs had become available during the labor shortage of the war years
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Red Scare
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Fear among many Americans after WWI of Communists in particular and non-citizens in general, a reaction to the Russian Revolution, mail bombs, strikes, and riots
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungarian Empire, assassinated. Started WWI
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"Pacho" Villa
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Mexican that attacked New Mexico where he killed 17 Americans
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General John J. Pershing
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helped to push back the outnumbered German army at the Western Front. Resulted in German defeat
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Selective Service Act
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24 million men registered for a draft. 2.8 were chosen out of it.
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Committee on Public Information
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Created by Wilson, to explain to Americans to take arms in defense of its liberties and free institutions.
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Alice Paul
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Leader of the National Woman's Party. She compared Wilson to the kaiser and fenced the white house. Went to jail
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American Protective League
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Helped the Justice Department identify radicals and critics of the war by spying on their neighbors and carrying "slacker raids" (showing of draft cards)
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Birth of a Nation (FILM)
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Glorified the Ku Klux Klan as defenders of white civilization during Reconstruction
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W.E.B. DuBois
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Founder of the NAACP. Wrote the book The Souls of Black Folk
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The Souls of Black Folk (BOOK)
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By W.E.B. DuBois about blacks dissatisfied with the accommodation policies of Booker T to press for equal rights
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Marcus Garvey
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Leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association that fought for independence and black self reliance.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Established some of 'goals including the League of Nations, self determination in Europe,strict rules on German armies, and redrew the map of Europe
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