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1. Militarism 2. Alliance System
3. Impearialism 4. Nationalism
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1. France 2. Britain 3. Russia Later know as the ALLIES |
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1. Germany 2. Austria-Hungary 3. Italy |
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1. Britain 2. Russia 3. France |
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1. Germany 2. Austria-Hungary 3. Ottoman Empire |
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3 kids of trenches 1. front line 2. support 3. reserve Dugouts, underground rooms, served as officer quarters and command posts |
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-the ability for ships to move freely through waters - The British blockade of Germany violated the freedom of the seas. - initially angered the US |
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- Submarine -used in response to the British blockade - Sunk multiple ships, killing and injuring passengers, including Americans |
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- a note from Germany to Mexico, intercepted by the British, stating that if Mexico allied with Germany, and the US got into the war, when the Central Poers won, Mexico would get the land back that they had lost to the US. |
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- US saw no need to be involved in the affairs of nations 3,000 miles away.
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- heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across the Atlantic in groups - cut shipping losses in half |
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| Unrestricted Submarine Warfare |
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-Germans used submarines to shoot any and all ships inhostile ot neutral territory
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- Germany sank this British ship saying that it had ammunition on it. - 1,198 persons killed, 128 Americans -American public opinion went against Germany, but the US did not respond with the military, but rather with protest
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- Refers to Germany's lines of battle To the East it was France To the West, Russia |
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| Committee on Public Information |
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-Used propaganda to promote the war effort - cartoons
- paintings
- sculptures
- pamphlets/booklets/leaflets
- posters
- speakers
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| Espionage and Sedition Acts |
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A person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interferring with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal against the war or the gov't |
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- the migration of blacks from the South to northern cities
- had already started in the late 1800's, but with the increase in jobs and decrease in immigration, opportunities for black in northern cities increased
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| Labor Issues WWI-early 1920s |
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- Women were needed
- Opportunities for blacks increased
- the goals of the unions clashed with war effort
- the flu virus impacted the work force and production
- War Industries Board gave gov't more regulatory power
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- machine guns
- airplanes
- antiaircraft gun
- poison gas
- tanks
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- Civil liberties are freedoms that protect the individual from the government. Civil liberties set limits for government so that it cannot abuse its power and interfere with the lives of its citizens.
- Example - Espionage and Sedition Acts
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- Speech given to Congress outlining Wilson's plan for world peace to prevent another war
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- Wilson's 14th point
- create an international organiztion to try to solve diplomatice crises to avoin future wars
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- The Big Four hammered out the treaty
- Wilson conceded on most 14 points in exchange for the League of Nations
- Treaty established
- 9 new nations and shifted boundaries of others
- Germany couldn't have an army
- Germany had to return land to France
- Had to pay reparations
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- The US policy to not involve ourselves in the affairs of other nations
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- Schenk was convicted of sedition fro passing out leaflets against the draft
- Supreme court upheld the conviction creating the "clear and present danger standard."
- If what you say can create a clear and present danger, your speech can be limited
- Origin of the yelling fire in a theater comparison
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