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