U.S. In the War WWI Organizations Effects of the War The Beginning of World War I WWI Vocabulary
100
An example of the build-up of the U.S. military in 1916
Preparedness
100
What is the Selective Service Act?
drafting young men for the military forces
100
shorter hours with overtime pay, increased wages, and the right to belong to a union
what workers gained during WW1
100
What is nationalism?
Intense pride for one's homeland and a reason for tension between the European powers
100
What is militarism?
Reliance on and build up of military forces
200
regulated the production of war goods
What role did the federal government play in the U.S. economy during the war?
200
What is the Committee on Public Information?
organization that specifically promoted support for the war among the American people
200
The United States
Which nation was the world's economic leader after WWI?
200
What event touched off the first declaration of war in WWI?
the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
200
What is Imperialism?
Attempting to build up and secure an empire
300
What is true of African Americans during World War I?
were segregated and rarely allowed to fight
300
What is the War Industries Board?
purpose was to increase industry efficiency & maximize production during WWI
300
League of Nations
world organization for countries to gather and resolve their quarrels peacefully
300
What was the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
300
What is the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente?
Two alliances Europe was divided into
400
What is "peace without victory" in Presidents Wilson's Fourteen Points?
Wilson's term that stated that peace should not punish the defeated nations
400
What is the Food Administration?
Herbert Hoover worked to increase farm output and reduce waste
400
What are reparations?
payments from one nation to another for economic injuries suffered during a war
400
What is the Sussex Pledge?
German U-boats would warn ships before attacking them
400
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The German plan of attack to avoid a war on two fronts
500
What was the effect of the Sedition Act of 1918?
federal law that limited freedom of speech
500
What is the National American Woman Suffrage Association?
Women's rights organization that helped pass women suffrage at the state and local level
500
Who were the "Big Four"?
Nickname for the leaders of United States, Britain, France, and Italy attended the peace conference at the end of WWI
500
What is the convoy system?
Transport troops safely across the Atlantic
500
influenza
pandemic at the end of WW1






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