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Espionage Act |
made it illegal to interfere with the draft and silence critics of the war |
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Sedition Act 1918 |
Made it illegal to discuss anything disloyal or abusive about the American gov. the gov. imposed censorship on the press and banned some publications. |
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Zimmerman Telegram |
The British intercepted a telegram from German Foreign Minister A. Zimmerman to the German ambassador in Mexico. The telegram was a piece of properganda |
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American Entrance to WW1 |
1917 Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare and sank several U.S. ships president Woodrow Wilson cabinet voted for war. |
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Central powers |
in ww1 Germany and Austria Hungary |
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Liberty Bonds |
Special war bond sold by the government to support allied cause during ww1 |
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Selective service |
1940 law requiring all males aged from 21 to 36 to register for military service |
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Russian Revolution |
Collapse of the czars government in Russia. The Russian monarchy was replaced with a republican government |
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Allied powers |
Russia, France, Serbia and great Britain |
