APUSH: World War I (1910-1920) Flashcards

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154740351	Lusitania	British passenger liner secretly carrying ammunition sunk by German u-boat, included American passengers	0
154740352	Zimmerman Note	intercepted by Britain; Germany proposed alliance with Mexico, using bribe of return of TX, NM, and AZ; Japan included in alliance	1
154740353	Unrestricted submarine warfare	Germany announced that it would sink all (including American) ships, attempt to involve U.S. in war	2
154740354	Creel Committee	Committee on Public Information; aimed to sell America and the world on Wilson's war goals; propaganda, censorship, "four-minute men" speeches, "Liberty Leagues" (spy on community)	3
154740355	War Industries Board	attempted to centralize production of war materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government	4
154740356	Conscription policies	Selective Service Act to require men to register with few exceptions; women and blacks drafted/enlisted, highly successful	5
154740357	Herbert Hoover's Food Administration	relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws), propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production, Prohibition	6
154740358	Wilson's 14 points	public treaties, free trade, free seas, reduced armament burdens, anti-imperialism, independence to minorities, international organization	7
154740359	League of Nations	foreshadowed in 14 points, hoped to guarantee political independence and integrity of all countries, goal: to create lasting peace	8
154740360	Great Migration	mass migration northward; mainly blacks migrating from the southern states into the north hoping for less discrimination	9
154740361	Lodge Reservations	14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine, Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself	10
154740362	Isolationism	avoided league of Nations, opposed Latin American involvement	11
154740363	Espionage Act and Sedition Act	fines and imprisonment for aiding the enemy or hindering U.S. military; forbade any form of criticism of the government and military	12
154740364	Schenk v. U.S.	upheld constitutionality of Espionage Act; Congress right to limit free speech during times of war	13
154740365	"Red Scare" (1919)	anti-communist crusades due to fear of radicalism spurred by Bolshevik rebellion	14
154740366	Palmer Raids	Congressional support to raid houses of radicals believed to have connections to communism	15
154740367	"Red Summer," race riots (1919)	spurred by Great Migration, large-scale riots, lynchings, &c.	16