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| A pacifist who spoke out strongly against WWI and the prowar sentiment surrounding US entry into fighting. He warned that the war would lead to the disillusionment of the youth, a heightening of nativist and racial prejudice, an end to reform, and the likelihood of further international instability. |
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| The heir to the austro-hungarian empire that was assassinated while leaving the senate house in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914 by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. His death is said to be the start of WWI/ |
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| France, Portugal, Italy, GB, Russia and its acquired nations, US. |
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| The leader of the Bolsheviks, a communist party that seized control over the Russian government promising "Peace to the army, land to the peasants, ownership of the factories to the workers." |
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| Wilson's ideal that his countrymen should remain impartial "in thought as well as action" although his personal views were skewed towards the Allies. |
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| The only one of Wilson's advisors that did not support the Allies and genuinely did favor an air of neutrality. He was Wilson's first Secretary of State. |
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| Germany, Austro-Hungary and their allies. |
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| The pro-British ambassador at the Court of St. James who undermined Wilson's attempts to quell Britain's restriction of trade and capture of items American vessels were taking to neutral countries. |
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| War waged by submarines whose tactics violated international law since they attacked from under water and depended on the element of surprise. |
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| A British ship carrying munitions in its hull for the Allies though also carrying almost 200 American citizens(although ads had been taken out by the Central Powers in newspapers to warn Americans not to travel on Allied ships) was sunk by a German Submarine. |
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| Agreement between Germany and the United States in which Germany promised not to launch surprise submarine attack s on passenger and merchant ships, following the attack on the Sussex; an unarmed French passenger ship carrying several Americans. |
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| Wilson's motto for reelection that attempted to associate electing him as choosing peace. |
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| Allegedly a decrypted message from Arthur Zimmerman the german foreign minister to the German Ambassador to Mexico proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico that would allow Mexico to regain its lost territory should Mexico enter the war as a Central Power. |
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| Six boards established by Wilson in an attempt to unify the nations efforts twoard WWI that conferred broad powers on the federal government. The War Industries Board was the central unit; designed to coordinate government purchases of military supplies. |
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| A Wall Street financier who assumed the task of managing the economy by fixing prices, setting priorities, and reducing waste. |
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| "Gospel of the clean plate" advocated by Herbert Hoover, a self made millionaire who headed the Food Administration. |
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| A militant union that passionately pushed for higher wages and better working conditions (Wobblies) their strikes frightened many Americans and businessmen preyed upon this fear to demand suppression. |
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| Committee on Public Information |
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| (CPI) led by George Creel it created America's first propoganda agency and hired hundreds of artists, writers, authors, actors, and musicians to further their reach into the American's conscience. |
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| gave postal officials the authority to ban newspapers and magazines from the mails and threatened individuals convicted of obstructing the draft with 10000 fines and 20 years in jail. |
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| made it a federal offense to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, or the flag. Over 2100 people were prosecuted. |
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| a political dissenter who urged the socialists to resist militarism and went to prison for 3 years for doing so. |
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| women of the US are "nothing more or les than brood sows, to raise children to get into the army and be made into fertilizer." |
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| Repeatedly held the blatantly unconstitutional Espionage and Sedition Acts. |
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| The American Civil Liberties Union; formed in response to the constant revoking of our Constitutional rights. Protects our First Amendment rights. |
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| 1917; the prohibition act! |
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| banned the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages, took effect in 1920. |
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| urged blacks to "close ranks" with whites and reasoned that by demonstrating patriotism and bravery, they could win public respect and be treated better. |
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| urged blacks to "close ranks" with whites and reasoned that by demonstrating patriotism and bravery, they could win public respect and be treated better. |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; fought for the rights of people of color. |
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| brought 1/2 a million southern blacks to the north in search of better jobs and better treatment. |
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| Major General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing |
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| leader of the American Expeditionary Force. Was known for refusing to send fresh recruits to the front and insisted upon keeping American units independent of the European troops. |
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| Compulsory draft of enrollees to serve in the military; put into effect in WWI by the Selective Service Act in May 1917. |
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| Man in charge of the conscription, he saw the war as an opportunity to establish the academic legitimacy of psychology by providing a vital service to the nation; although the tests supposedly measured native intelligence, they favored favored the men with the most schooling. |
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| fear propagated by the US government towards communists and subsequently, people of east european or russian origin. Used to strip away the rights of thousands of US citizens. |
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| Of Austro-Hungarian origin, he was elected by the PUBLIC to his seat on the House of Representatives for Milwaukee and denied his seat by the GOVERNMENT when the government charged him with Sedition for his views. |
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| The attorney general that led the attack on radicalism and preyed upon the hysteria the government was causing with the Red Scare. |
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| The exceedingly restrictive treaty that ended WWI. Denying Germany the right to armed forces and forcing them to pay for the costs of the war is was a huge embarrassment and the subsequent civil unrest is a direct proponent of WW2. |
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| A precursor to the United Nations; it was an international organization to promote world peace by guaranteeing the territorial integrity of all nations. |
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| Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after WWI. |
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| Opposed to immigrants and William Jennings Bryan. |
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