The United States And World War I

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American Expeditionary Force

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the American army sent to Europe to aid Britain and France after the United States entered World War I

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Belleau Wood

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World War I battle, lasting from June 6 to July 1, 1918, in which U.S. Marines helped stop a German offensive

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Central Powers

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an alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria; World War I

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Battle of Chateau-Thierry

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in 1918, American troops here stopped Germans from crossing the Marne and advancing into Paris

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Committee on Public Information

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created by Woodrow Wilson during WWI to mobilize public opinion for the war; intensive use of propaganda; image of Uncle Sam used

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Convoy System

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these were used to protect American ships carrying materials to Great Britain and France in WWI and Great Britain in WWII

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Espionage Act

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WWI-era law passed in 1917 made it illegal to obstruct the draft process in any way

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Fourteen Points

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Woodrow Wilson's view of a post-World War I world that he hoped the other Allied powers would endorse

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Great Migration

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large numbers of Southern blacks moved to Midwestern and Eastern industrial cities beginning with WWI and continuing into the 1920s

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Hun

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term used in allied propaganda to depict the German soldier

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Irreconcilables

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after WWI, this group of US senators was opposed to a continued American presence in Europe in any form

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King-Crane Commission

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American commission that went to the Middle East after World War I to discover what political future its residents desired

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League of Nations

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international body of nations that was proposed by Woodrow Wilson and was adopted at the Versailles Peace Treaty ending WWI

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Lever Food and Fuel Control Act

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August 1917 measure that gave President Wilson the power to regulate the production and consumption of food and fuels during wartime

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Liberty Bonds

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sold to US civilians during WWI; a holder could buy a bond and get more money for it longer

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Lusitania

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British liner sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915

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Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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American forces played a decisive role in this September to November 1918 Allied offensive

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National Security League

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founded in 1914 and preached patriotism and preparation for war

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Punitive Expedition

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Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa raided Columbus, New Mexico, on March 9, 1916, because of American support for the Mexican government

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Reservationists

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group in the United States Senate led by Henry Cabot Lodge that was opposed to sections of the Versailles Treaty

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Sedition Act

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1918 act which stated that it was illegal to criticize the government, the Constitution, the U.S. Army, or the U.S. Navy

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Sussex Pledge

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after a German U-boat sank the French liner Sussex in March 1916, injuring six Americans, President Wilson demanded Germany refrain from attacking passenger ships

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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in early 1917, Germany announced that U-boats would attack all ships attempting to land at British or French ports

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War Industries Board

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authorized in 1917, this board was to mobilize American industries for the war effort

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Zimmerman Telegram

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in January 1917, the German foreign minister sent a telegram to Mexico suggesting that the Mexican army should join forces with Germany and reclaim the SouthWest