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AP History 1 - WW1
WW1 ap history terms
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11th Grade
10/02/2008

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Triple Alliance
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military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Triple Entente
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name given to loose alignment of the UK, France, and Russian empire
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Lusitania
Definition
British ship that was sunk by a German u-boat
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Us loans to the Allies
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loans totaled 2.3 billion dollars to allies, but only 27 million to Germany.
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Bryan’s Resignation
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Secretary of State resigned because he felt that Wilson was supporting the Allies and was not being neutral
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The Sussex pledge
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changed German naval policy: passenger ships would not be targeted, merchant ships would not be sunk until searched, and ship would not be sunk until safety given to passengers and crew.
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National defense act, 1916
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expanded army and gave president right to mobilize National Guard in emergency.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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marked Russia’s exit from WWI
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Revenue Act, 1916
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raised the tax rate
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Election of 1916
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Wilson wins over Teddy Roosevelt with peace campaign
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Unrestricted U-boat warfare
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Germans declared that any vessel in the war zone would be sunk by u-boats
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Zimmerman note
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Note to Mexico from Germany that would give back western US to them if they joined Germany
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Wilson’s War message
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accused Germany of Warfare against mankind. He listed crimes that Germany had committed.
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Wilsonianism
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Wilson believed in free market, capitalism, and democracy. Only US could lad the world to a peaceful era.
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Gore-McLemore resolution
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would have made it illegal for Americans to travel on ships with contraband. But Wilson did not support and bill died.
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Food Administration: Herbert Hoover
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launched voluntary programs to increase production and conserve food.
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War industries board; Bernard Baruch
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the Board allocated and set prices on 30,000 items.
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Financing WWI
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Taxes on income and luxury were passed. Bonds were sold
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Committee on public information: George Creel
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used propaganda to shape and mobilize public opinion.
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Espionage Act, 1917
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which made it a crime for a person: to convey information with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies.
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Sedition Act, 1918
Definition
The passing of this act forbade Americans to speak disloyal about the United States government, flag, or armed forces during war. The act also allowed the Postmaster General to deny mail delivery to dissenters of government policy during wartime
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Chicago race riot
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a black youth drowned when he was hit by a rock while swimming at a white beach. Riots ensued and 38 people were killed
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I.W.W
Definition
the industrial workers of the world, strove to unify all laborers
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Schenck v. U.S
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concerned the question of whether the defendant possessed a First Amendment right to free speech against the draft during World War I
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Abrams v. U.S.
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this made it a criminal offense to criticize the U.S. federal government
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Selective Service Act, 1917
Definition
It authorized President Woodrow Wilson to raise an infantry force from the general population of no more than four divisions, and it created the Selective Service System.
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AEF; General Pershing
Definition
The American Expeditionary Force led by General John J. Pershing was the 1st set of American troops to arrive in Europe.
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Wilson’s 14 Points
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Wilson's points stated support for open peace covenants, no secret agreements, freedom of the seas, free trade, disarmament, adjustment, of colonial claims, a League of Nations, and the rights of minorities.
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Women and the war effort
Definition
Because 16% of the male workforce went to fight in WWI, many women took up their jobs.
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Black migration to the cities
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Blacks left the agricultural South for the industrialized Northern cities for better economic opportunity and more rights.
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Webb-Pomerence Act
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gave immunity to antitrust laws to companies that helped operate the export trade that was essential to the war effort.
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Treaty of Versailles
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The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Of the many provisions in the treaty, one of the most important and controversial required Germany and its allies to accept full responsibility for causing the war and, to disarm, make substantial territorial concessions and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. The Treaty was undermined by subsequent events starting as early as 1922 and was widely flouted by the mid-thirties.
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League of Nations
Definition
The League of Nations was suggested by Wilson and could investigate and advise. Only the Central Powers and Russia could not join. A council could decide whether or not to use military force.
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Article X
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The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.
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The “big four”
Definition
These were the four men that were responsible for creating the peace after WWI. They were President Woodrow Wilson of the United States (right), Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Premier Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Premier Georges Clemenceau of France (left).
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“Irreconcilables”
Definition
This was a group of 16 Republicans that refused to support any type of League of Nations
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Henry Cabot Lodge; “reservationists
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Reservationists would only support the League of Nations if it benefited the United States. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was their leader. Lodge only opposed the League for political reasons. Lodge and many of the reservationists did not oppose the principle of a League. The League never passed in the United States.
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“Collective security”
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This was the idea of all of the nations of the world working together to keep the peace.
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