Ufier's Terms (WWI) Flashcards
Neutrality
When the war began in Europe in 1914, America declared a strict neutral stance. However, the United States continued to manufacture and export goods to Europe.
Unterseeboot
Also known as German U-boats, attacked enemy ships using stealth and surprise, however, this method violated international procedure of stopping enemy vessels and guaranteeing the safety of passengers and crew before sinking it.
Lusitania
A ship torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans were killed, leading to a public outcry and prompting America to enter WWI.
The Great Migration
When the war began, laborers both black and white left the South for the industrial areas in the North and East to obtain jobs that had been made available because of the war.
Cost-plus contract
This guarantees contractors who manufactured goods for the war effort to recover their costs plus a percentage for profit.
Food Administration
Headed by Herbert Hoover (not yet president), this agency encouraged the production of agricultural goods and the reduction of consumption on the home front so these goods could go oversees to aid the war effort.
Committee on Public Information
An agency established by Woodrow Wilson in 1917 soon after declaring war to influence public opinion about the war through propaganda. With executive director, George Creel, this agency was incredibly successful at mobilizing the American public to support the war effort.
Bolsheviks
A communist, Russian party led by Vladimir Lenin established after the overthrow of the czarist autocracy in 1917.
Influenza Epidemic of 1918
The flu epidemic rapidly expanded and infiltrated all parts of the world due to the movement of troops. The disease killed 290 people and led to the development of the World Health Organization.
Henry Cabot Lodge
A Republican senator who claimed the League of Nations covenant was unacceptable and collected signatures of senators to block ratification of the United States participation in the League.
League of Nations
Developed out of the fourteenth point of Wilson’s peace plan, this agency made members pledge to consult on military and economic sanctions against agressors instead of force. Consisted of the Big Five (Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the U.S) and four rotating members.
Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson’s peace plan presented in 1918. The points included open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, removal of trade barriers, armaments reduction, and the most significant, the establishment of a “league” of nations to protect global peace. This inspired the League of Nations.
Red Scare
Revolutions in Europe worried the American public that Soviet terrorists would begin to attack America, with good reason since there were over a dozen mail bombs sent to prominent businessmen and political officials in 1919. One particular bomb, exploded at Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer’s home and nearly injured the Roosevelts.
