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AP US Chapter 23 - WWI
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03/01/2006

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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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Triple Entente
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GB, France, Russia
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Black Hand
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Serbian Terrorist Group in Sarajevo, assassinated the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, causing outbreak of WWI
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Wilsionianism
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consisted of traditional American ideals [democracy, Open Door], internationalism, and American exceptionalism – i.e. US as world leader in an era of capitalism, democracy [self-determination and the destruction of empires were big factors too] and diplomacy.
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Wilsionianism
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consisted of traditional American ideals [democracy, Open Door], internationalism, and American exceptionalism – i.e. US as world leader in an era of capitalism, democracy [self-determination and the destruction of empires were big factors too] and diplomacy.
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Bryan
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suggested that people be banned from riding on ships bound thru war zones..resigned in protest
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Robert Lansing
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replaced Bryan
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Gore McLemore Resolution
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After the sinking of the Arabic in early 1916 Congress debated this resolution, which would have prohibited Americans from traveling on armed merchant vessels or ships w/contraband. But, the resolution was eventually killed off.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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intercepted in 1917 - asked Mexico to join in alliance in return for the territory they lost to the US
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National Defense Act and Navy Act (1916)
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provided for the biggest naval expansion ever
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Selective Service Act
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required all males 21-30, later changed to 18-35, to serve in the army
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Second Battle of Marne
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signif allied victory, followed by a huge allied offense that forced Germany into armistice
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War Industried Board
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headed by BERNARD BARUCH - worked closely w/corporations, and big business grew due to the suspension of antitrust laws and gov’t-industry contracts.
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Food Administration
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headed by HERBERT HOOVER - had voluntary programs (victory gardens etc), and set prices and regulation
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RR Administration and Fuel Administration
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Regulated their respective industries, fuel administration rationed gasoline as well
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Revenue act of 1916
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raised tax on high incomes and corporate profits, added tax on large estates, and increased the tax on munitions manufacturers
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War Revenue Act of 1917
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more income and corporate taxes
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National War Labor Board
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established in 1918 to coordinate management and unions. The AFL joined the NWLB, but the Socialists and IWW members still continued to agitate.
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Committe on Public Inoformation
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Headed by Progressive journalist George Creel, the CPI set about the making of propaganda through posters, films, pamphlets, speeches, and so on.
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Espionage Act (1917)
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EA forbade “false statements” against the draft or the military, and banned anti-war mails
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Sedition Act (1918)
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made it illegal to obstruct the sale of war bonds and to use nasty language against the gov’t, Constitution, flag, or uniform. It was very vague, and allowed for plenty of gov’t intimidation
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Civil Liberties Beaureau
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founded by Roger Baldwin to defend people accused under the E/S Acts and redefined free speech as something separate from the identity of the speaker.
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Red Scare
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led to by US's hatred of Russia and the Bulshovic Revolution
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Palmer Raids
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named after Wilson's attorney general Palmer, gov’t agents broke in to meeting halls and homes w/o warrants and arrested lots of people
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Fourteen Points
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Wilson's ideas...included self-determination, freedom of the seas, lower tariffs, arms reduction, open diplomacy, blah, blah, blah…and the League of Nations.
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Article 10
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signed at the League of Nations Conference - a collective security provision, which made members promise to protect e/o’s territorial integrity against aggressors. Germany was forced to sign, but it still wasn’t all good…
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Irreconcilables and Reservationists
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no treaty vs. make changes before treaty
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