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wilson became president
he entered office knowing little about forgein affairs. and used moral diplomacy -
bosnian assassin liked to serbia burder ferdinand heir to a-h throne
helped caus3e the war cause it pined countries against eachother -
japan issued 21 demands
at the start of ww1 japan seized some german colonies and then issues 21 demands to insist authority over china. -
zimmerman telegram
from german foregn minister to the german emmbassador in mexico told mexico to fight america for lost territories. -
sussex pledge
with germany they argeed to wilsons demand and said it wouls shoot only enamy ships -
becuase of the zimmerman telegram wilson ordered merchant ships armed on his own authority
lead to war -
declaration of war
wilson called congress into a special session asking for war -
congress passed the selctive service act
registration of all men between 21 to 30. draft -
espionage act
It prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations, support America's enemies during wartime, to promote insubordination in the military, or interfere with military recruitment -
war industries board created
) was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies.[1] The organization encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products. The board set production quotas and allocated raw materials. It also conducted psychological testing to help people find the right jobs. wilson appointed Baruch in charge -
wilson outlines 14 points for peace
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germans launched a massive assault in western europe
americans expected this and they knew their stratagy so germans lost -
war labor board created
war created by woodrow wilson standardized housa and wages and protected the right of labr to organize. -
sedition act
It forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt. The act also allowed the Postmaster General to refuse to deliver mail that met those same standards for punishable speech or opinion. -
drove french from st. Mihiel salient
half a million americans and a smaller group of french drove the germans from st. Mihiel salient, 12 miles south of Verdun -
germany asked for armstice ending the war
germans knew they lost. they appealed to wilson for armstice and by the end of the month turkey, bulgaria, and austria hungary were out of the war. -
germany signed the armstice
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singed treaty of versailes
but was turned down by congress -
wilson had a stroke
wife found him lying on the white house floor becuase of a stroke that paralyzed his left side -
the treaty wioth lodge reservations failed in congress
