APUSH - Ch. 30 Study Guide Flashcards
Why were U.S. diplomatic relations with Germany broken? (2)
Because Germany waged unrestricted submarine warfare, sinking all ships, including America’s, into the war zone
they did this b/c the distinction between fighters and non fighters was a luxury they couldn’t afford
What was the Zimmermann telegram? (Note)
German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S. When the note was intercepted and published in March 1917, it caused an uproar that made some Americans more willing to go into war.
What was the lofty goal of the US entry into the war?
a crusade “to make the world safe for democracy”
What did we hope would happen after the war? (2)
to shape an international order in which democracy could flourish w/o the fear of power-crazed autocrats and militarists
League of nations
What were the main 5 points of Wilson’s Fourteen Points Address? (5)
- a proposal to abolish secret treaties
- freedom of the seas
- a removal of economic barriers among nations
- a reduction of military weapon burdens
- an adjustment of colonial claims in the interests of both native peoples and the colonizers
When the United States entered World War I, it was (3)
unprepared
disorganized
ill prepared
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What happened to basic civil liberties during World War I? (2)
people became suspicious and discriminate towards German Americans b/c they suspected that they were spies or agents; civil liberty disappeared in this period
Damaged bc with pressure for loyalty and conformity
Identify Amendments 17, 18 & 19.
3
- Senators shall be elected by popular vote
- the sale or manufacture of intoxicating liquors is forbidden
- Women guaranteed the right to vote
Women’s participation in the war effort contributed greatly to the fact that they
took over the men’s jobs while they were gone
How was labor treated during the war years by government?
they neglected to support their right to organize into unions (to go on strikes)
What two groups were the victims of discrimination during the war?
African Americans and German Americans or social radicals
Grievances of labor during and shortly after World War I include all of the following
Right to organize
Inflation
Violence
Black strike breakers
How did World War I affect the U.S. economy?
It improved
Describe the outcome of the 1919 steel strike.
Racial tensions and violence, set back for labor movement
How did people react to blacks migrating to the northern cities to find work?
Badly, they discriminated against them and even resulted to violence
Most of the money raised to finance World War I came from
War bonds
Loans from American public
Herbert C. Hoover
In an effort to make economic mobilization more efficient during World War I, the federal government took over and operated
Railroads
The United States used all of the following methods to support the war effort (2)
Seizing enemy ships in US harbors
restrict beer
The World War I military draft
= conscription required all males ages 18-45 with no subs or buying exemption from war
The conscription law during World War I differed from the Civil War draft especially because it
Didn’t offer exemption passes or subs
What was the impact of the Russian Revolution on the war in Europe?
Freed German troops to western front - advantage
The Germans were heavily demoralized by
By americas military presence and the prospect of endless troops
Wilson was forced to bargain away many of the 14 points—what was he NOT willing to give away?
League of nations
- What were the provisions of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
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Senator Henry Cabot Lodge effectively stalled the Treaty of Versailles by
Reading the treaty out loud
Why did Wilson NOT want Democrats to vote for the League of Nations that came to a vote in the Senate?
Compromises and reservations
Republican isolationists successfully turned Warren Harding’s 1920 presidential victory into a
Death of the treaty
Which one of the following was not among Wilson’s 14 points upon which he based America’s idealistic foreign policy in world war 1 ?
He didn’t mention freedom of religion
