Chapter 19 Flashcards
Nations that opposed Germany in World War 1
Allies
US Secretary of State before World War 1
Williams Jennings Bryan
Germany and its allies during World War 1
Central Powers
Mexican dictator, 1876 to 1911, popular among American businessmen
Porfirio Diaz
Passenger liner that the Germans sunk with Americans onboard
Lusitania
America’s commitment to oppose Germany if submarine warfare continued
Sussex pledge
“One of the most grotesque tyrannies in Mexican history “
Victoriano Huerta
German lot to give part of the United States to Mexico
Zimmerman telegram
Mexican bandit leader who raided a New Mexico border town
Pancho Villa
German ruler who drew England into war
Wilhelm II
Established the right to limit free speech during wartime
Schnek v. United States
Peacetime association of nations that sought to prevent war
League of Nations
“The world must be safe for democracy”
Woodrow Wilson
Administrator of the Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Christian who won the Medal of Honor in World War 1
Alvin C. York
April 1917
America. Enters WWI
Where American troops launched and fought a costly offensive
Argonne
Truce ending World War 1
Armistice
American general who led opposition to the Treaty of Versailles
John J. Pershing
Us senator who led opposition to the treaty of Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge
Term referring to American soldiers in World War 1
Dough boys
Clause in the peace treaty making Germany responsible for the war
War guilt clause
Unreasonable economic demand Britain and France imposed Germany in treaty of Versailles
Payment of war reparation
America’s “ace of aces”
Eddie Rickenbacker
Made it a criminal offense to criticize the war effort in any way
Espionage and Sedation Act
Woodrow Wilson ‘s objectives proposed freedom of the seas, open diplomacy, and self determination among the peoples of Central Europe and rejected reparation demands
Fourteen Points
Where American troops fought to stop the German offensive
Chateau Thierry
United States -Woodrow Wilson, Great Britain-David Lloyd George , Italy- Vittorio Orlando, France- George Clemenceau
Big four
At first all men 21-30 years old were required to register, then it was changed to men 18-45 years old, for the military
Selective service act
Heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, whose assassination by Serbian assassins sparked the beginning of WWI
Arch Duke Ferdinand
One of the peace treaties at the end of World War 1. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
Treaty of Versailles
Herbert Hoover’s methods of saving and producing food.
Hoovernizing
On what exact date did the Germans sign in armistice ending World War I
November 11, 1918
Which event sparked World War I
The murder of Arch Duke Ferdinand
What was the purpose of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan
To defeat France quickly and then attack Russia
Germany’s invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into World War I
Belgium
What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts
Banning criticism of the war effort
What famous phrase came from the Schenk decision
“Clear and present danger”
Why did the size of America’s army increase tenfold in less than two years of war
Because of the draft
Which plank from the fourteen points was included in the treaty of Versailles
Self determination
Explain the term “hoovernizing” as it related to the role that future president Herbert Hoover played in providing an adequate food supply for the American forces during World War I
Herbert Hoover was the administrator of the food administration. He gained national attention for methods of saving and producing food. Hoovernizing became associated with meatless Monday’s and wheatless Wednesdays “liberty gardens” were a thing too
Explain the differences between the “irreconcilables” and the “reservationists” over the Treaty of Versailles
Irreconcilables opposed any entanglements in European politics. Reservationists would ratify the treaty but only with reservations attached that would limit U.S. Commitment
