WW1

By kararafuse

  • Xenophobia

    This was a general fear or dislike of foreigners due to the rapid immigration rates.

  • Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliance System lead to war

    These were the major reasons for the United States entering WW1.

  • Powder Keg

    This term refers to the Balkans in the early 20th century.

  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand led to the beginnig of WW1

  • Lusitania

    Lusitania was a British liner that was sunk by German U-boats. President Woodrow Wilson wanred the Germans not to attack unarmed vessels without warning.

  • Great Migration

    The Great Migration led to higher wages, more educational opportunities, and better standards of life for some blacks.

  • He kept us out of war

    This war Wilson's Presidential platform. It portrayed his anti-war and pro-neutrailty stance.

  • Zimmerman Telegraph

    Germany sent this message to Mexico to try to convince Mexico to go to war with the United States. The message was intercepted by the United States and caused them to mobilize against Germany.

  • Selective Service Act

    Authorized by Wilson to raise an infantry force from the general population of no more than four divisions. It created the Selective Service System.

  • Russian Revolution

    Revolution led by farmers, women, and underpaid workers, It marked the beginning of a violent process of civil war.

  • General Pershing and American Expeditionary Force

    American force of 14,500 that landed in France in June 1917 under the command of General John Pershing. Both women and blacks served during the war, mostly under white officers

  • Espionage Act

    Federal law passed shortly after entrance into WWI. The espionage act made it a crime for a person to mail or print information that inspired dissent against the American war effort or promoted its enemies.

  • War Industry Board Created

    The board controlled raw materials, production, prices, and labor relations. It was intended to restore economic order.

  • Russian Overthrown of Czar

    The Russian Czar was overthrown at the end of the Russian revolution.

  • Influenza Pandemic

    Global outbreak of a deadly type of flu. The movement of soldiers during WWI helped to spread the virus. An estimated 675,000 people died in the U.S. and 50 million around the world.

  • Fourteen Points

    These were the war aims outlined by Wilson in a speech which he believed would promote lasting peace. The fourteen points called for self-determinations, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms, and a league of nations.

  • Big Four Meets

    The Big Four came together to discuss peace terms after the war.

  • Sedition Act

    The Sedition Act was added to the espionage act. It deemed profane language toward the American form of government, the constitution, the flag, or the armed forces as criminal and worthy of prosecution. It was the reason that Eugene Debs was imprisoned.

  • Schneck v. United States

    Congress could restrict speech if the words "are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create and clear and present danger." Schenck was convicted for mailing pamphlets urging potential army inductees to resist conscription.

  • Red Scare

    The communist party was gaining strength in the United States, but the Americans feared communism.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    It was the treaty that ended WW1. It was created to solve the problems after the war. The treaty punished Germany, but did nothing to stop the threat of future wars.