Social Studies 3 (ww1) Flashcards
Overt Act
an act directed toward another person that indicates an intent to kill or harm and that justifies self-defense.
Selected Service Act
You would have to register to be drafted into war.
How were minorities and women treated in the war?
Many minorities and women were given jobs because they weren’t allowed to help in the war. They were scared minorities would rebel.
Who were doughboys
American Troops
League of Nations
An organization of countries for the purpose of
settling international disputes
Versailles Treaty
The 1919 peace treaty signed by the Allied Powers
and Germany after World War I.
President Wilson’s Fourteen Points
President Wilson’s proposals for an eventual peace, issued in January of 1918.
Committee on Public Information
A U.S. propaganda agency set up
to win the support of Americans for the war effort.
Blockade
A policy of economic warfare to prevent the sale or trading of
goods from one nation to another.
Isolationism
A policy of non-intervention or neutrality that the United
States had taken to stay out of world conflicts prior to World War I.
The Central Powers/Triple Alliance
The group of nations, led by Germany and Austria Hungary, that fought against the Allied Powers during the Great War.
The Allied Powers/Triple Entente
The group of nations, led at the outset by Britain,
France, and Russia, that were allied to fight against the Central Powers during the Great War.
What was the purpose of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Punish people that did not support the war effort
What was the convoy system?
The use of destroyers to protect merchant ships crossing the Atlantic
