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| a period of social activism and political reform in the United States that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. |
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| created 12 district banks that would lend $ at discount rates (could increase/decrease amt. of $ in circulation); loosen/tighten credit with nation's needs; first central banking system since 1836 |
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| corrected deficiencies of Sherman anti-trust act by outlawing monopolistic practices and interlocking directorates |
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| Central Powers/Allied Powers of WWI |
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CENTRAL-military alliance during WWI consisting of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman empire
ALLIED-Military alliance during WWI consisting of more than 20 nations including Russia, France, and Britain |
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| John “Black Jack” Pershing |
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| Wilson ordered him and an expeditionary force of about 15,000 soldiers into Mexico to capture Francisco "Pancho" Villa dead or alive |
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| Unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| A type of naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships without warning. There have been three major campaigns of unrestricted submarine warfare: (1) The First Battle of the Atlantic during World War I (waged intermittently by Germany between 1915 and 1918). (Ostensibly the casus belli for the U.S. entry into World War I in 1917.), (2) The Second Battle of the Atlantic during World War II (1939-1945). (waged by Germany), (3) The Pacific War during World War II (1941-1945). (waged by the U.S.) |
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| Scheneck was an officer of an anti-war group who was arrested for violations of the Espionage Act. The case sparked rethinking of the First Amendment until the Supreme Court ruled the Espionage Act was justifiable. |
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| Introduced by Wilson in 1918. It was Wilson's peace plan. Each of the points were designed to prevent future wars. He compromised each point at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. The only point that remained was the 14th (League of Nations). Each one was appealing to a specific group in the war and each one held a specific purpose. |
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| After the war, Wilson proposed the League in the 14th point of his peace plan. He envisioned it as an Assembly with seats for all nations and a special council for the great powers. The US voted not to join the League because in doing so, it would have taken away our self-determination, and Congress could not decide whether to go to war or not. |
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