vocabulary | Mobilizing For War | American Neutrality Threatened | Labor And War | BOUNUS QUESTION |
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what is the Lusitania
a British Passenger liner
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How many Americans were drafted
3 million
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who supplied the Europeans
merchants
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why did the owners reach the workers demands
It was hard to replace them
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most disagreed that President Wilson would be neutral
true or false
False
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what did Liberty Bonds provide
They Provided billions of dollars in loans to allies
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name two things the committee of public information organized
rallies,parades,posters and pamphlets
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what did the German use to try and stop Europe's supplies
U-boats
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how did president Wilson avoid strikes
National War labor Board
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What did the Selective Service Act require
The act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted
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what was the outcome of the war preparation being so expensive
war bonds were issued and taxes went up
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what sank the Lusitania
a German U-boat
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when did they think it was the perfect time to strike
During the shortage of labor
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What was the national war
in April 1918, The board helped workers and management avoid strikes and reach agreements
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What is the Zimmermann Note
A secret telegram to mexico sent by the German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann Note, was decoded and then published by American newspapers in march 1917
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