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Alsace-Lorraine France longed to avenge its humiliating defeat by a collection of German states in 1871 and regain this territory they lost during this conflict
Militarism Germany had a huge army so Britain decided to increase in size of its navy.glorification of the military
Francis Ferdinand throne of Austria-Hungary got shot along with his prego wife while visiting Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip
William II German emperor. he told Austria Hungary that Germany would stand by its ally if war came
Western Front fighting in France
Casualties soldiers killed, wounded , or missing
Contraband Britain was using their navy to blockade Germany . International law allowed goods such as weapons and other stuff for fighting to be shipped.
U-boats submarines
Lusitania May 7, 1915 off the coast of Ireland German U-boat sunk British passenger, America got mad so Germany said they promise to warn somebody before sinking another ship...which led to the Sussex Pledge
Zimmermann Note said to Mexico that if the United States declared war on Germany that they should declare war on the US in return ,after Germany wins, Mexico would get back Texas, New Mexico, & Arizona
Selective Service Act When the United States entered the war their army was not as big as the European armies so Wilson encouraged young men to sign up for the military
Bernard Baruch created War Industries Board (WIB) his agency determined what products industries would make where they went and how much it would cost
Committee on Public Information (CPI) it was to help educate the public about the causes and nature of the war
George Creel director of the CPI was a former journalist and a passionate admirer of American institutions
Conscientious objectors people whose moral or religious beliefs forbid them to fight in war
Espionage Act allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspaper, magazine, or printed materials from the mail
Great Migration African Americans moved from the rural south to the industrial north to the "Land of Hope"
Convoy groups of merchants ships sailed together , protected by warships
Vladimir Lenin radical communists staged a revolution and gained control over Russia
John J.Pershing was a experienced soldier who helped turn millions of untrained men into an effective fighting force then led them into France. his skills helped the Allies win the war
Fourteen Points list of terms for resolving World War 1 and future wars outlined by Woodrow Wilson
Self-determination the right for people to choose their own government
League of Nations to secure mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike
Henry Cabot Lodge republican foreign policy expert
Reparations payment for war damages , Wilson insisted that Germany should suffer he wanted to weaken them
Irreconcilables senators who believed that the United States should not get entangled in world politics or involved in world organizations
Influenza a deadly flu originally from a bird that mutated to spread to humans
Inflation rising prices
Res Scare a wave of widespread fear of suspected communist and radicals thought to be plotting revolution within the United States
Palmer Raids police arrested thousands of people some who were radicals and some who were simply immigrants
Nicola Sacco Italian immigrant and known anarchists
Bartolomeo Vanzetti charged with shooting and killing two men during a hold up
Warren G. Harding Republican candidate of Ohio would serve as a final rejection of the League
Creditor Nation country which is owned more money by other countries than it owes other countries
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