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13 Cards in this Set
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Zimmerman Note
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Arthur Zimmerman promised Mexico Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico invaded the US from the south for Germany
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War Industries Board
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board that controlled most of the business industries so they could help supply troops; handled purchasing for US and Allies
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
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acts passed by Congress to prevent spying and resistance to the war efforts
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Suffrage -
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a vote given in deciding a controverted question or in the choice of a person for an office or trust
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Alliance -
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a bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals
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Victory Gardens
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private civilian gardens planted to increase food production and support the war effort
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Treaty of Versailles
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peace treaty signed between the allies and Germany at the Versailles peace conference held in 1919, which ended WWI by limiting Germanys military and exhausting its treasury; the treaty that ended WWI
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Prohibition -
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an order to restrain or stop; the forbidding by law of the manufacture,transportation, and sale of alcoholic liquors except for medicinal and sacramental purpose
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Propaganda -
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ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause
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Deport
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force to leave; banish; expel
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Neutrality -
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refusal to take part in a war between other powers
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Selective Service Act
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act passed by Congress on May 18, 1917 requiring all men between the ages 21-30 to register for military service
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Allies
Central Powers |
GB, FR, RUSSIA, USA (1917), ITALY (1915)
GERMANY, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, OTTOMANS EMPIRE, (TURKEY), ITALY (1915) |