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14 Cards in this Set
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American Anti-Imperialist League |
Battled the American annexation of the Philippines as an insular area |
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Women's Christian Temperance Union |
Wanted to end the sale of alcohol |
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National Association of Colored Women |
The first black social service association; established nurseries, kindergartens, retirement homes, etc. |
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Central Powers |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
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Allied Powers |
France, Britain, Russia, US, Belgium, Japan, Serbia, Montenegro, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Greece, Siam, Liberia |
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War Industries Board |
Coordinated purchases of war supplies, sought production quotas, managed raw materials, encouraged standardization |
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National War Labor Board |
Facilitated productivity by mediating labor disputes; supported unions and 8-hr workday |
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Committee for Public Info |
Developed and implemented a plan to ensure public support for war; included specialists in media relations, journalism, and political science |
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Four Minute Men |
Went everywhere explaining why joining the war was positive and inspiring others to support and join the fight |
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Society for Human Rights |
The first LGBT advocacy organization; founded by Henry Gerber |
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League of Nations |
Created after WWI to provide a forum for resolving international disputes |
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Tennessee Valley Authority |
Created to develop a water and hydroelectric power project similar to the multipurpose dams of the west (controlling flooding, producing electric power, etc) |
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United Auto Workers |
Demanded recognition from General Motors (to no avail); began having "sit down strikes" by refusing to leave factories--lead to decrease in auto production |
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President's Organization to Relieve the Poor (POUR) |
Encouraged private donations to charities to assist the starving and homeless; Reconstruction Finance Cooperation provided loans to banks, railroads, insurance companies |
