US @ War Vocab Flashcards
Selective Service Act
brought back the draft
Espionage and Sedition Acts
made anti-President and anti-war speech illegal
Shneck vs US
Court case for Charles Shneck who was charged under the Espionage Act after criticizing the draft. This case stated that the government can outlaw free speech if it’s a danger to the public
Eugene Debs
a strong advocate of legislative restrictions on child labor, socialist, and went to jail under the Espionage and Sedition Acts. He ran for president in jail
What is the WIS?
Women in Service, a government organization that encouraged women to work during the war
What is the WIB?
War Industry Board, an organization lead by Herbert Hoover that helped ration food for USA citizens.
What was the National War Labor Board?
An organization to help settle labor disputes during the war
Who was Samuel Gompers?
Leader of the National War Labor Board and American Federation of Labor, one of the first Unions
What was the name of the party who seized Russia in the October Revolution of 1917 and was renamed to the Communist Party.
Bolsheviks
What treaty was signed between Russia and the Central Powers after Lenin took to power that kicked them out of the war?
Treaty of Brent-Litovsk
What were the name of bonds that paid for the war?
Victory bonds
Who were the leaders at Versailles?
Orlando, Clemenceau, Lloyd-George, and Wilson
What was Wilson’s peace plan?
14 points
What was France’s opinion of Wilson’s peace plan?
They didn’t like it, and they gave it to Germany, which angered France more
What is Self-Determination?
the idea that people should live in a country that represents them
What is the League of Nations?
an international organization committed to keeping world peace
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge and what did he do?
Lodge is Republican senator who offered Wilson “Lodge Reservations” to pass Versailles, which Wilson refused
What were the Lodge Reservations?
Two statements meant to benefit the Senate in Wilson’s plan: the US Senate would still be in charge of foreign diplomacy and the US wouldn’t bound to League decisions
What was the Spanish Flu?
a 1918 strain of the flu that affected everyone but was ignored by every country as the war was going on except for Spain
What was the generation who went through the war and Spanish Flu called?
The Lost Generation
What was Wilson’s campaign slogan in 1916?
“He kept us out of war”
What was the reasons for the United States entering the war?
Zimmerman Note, new immigrants, Germany breaking the Sussex Pledge, and American banks loaning to the British
What reason was given for the United States entering the war in the declaration?
“Make the world safe or democracy”
Which group of people were suddenly looked at as heroes?
Farmers
How did WWI help get the 19th Amendment passed?
Women took over many jobs during WWI
How many men did the USA contribute to the war?
Almost one million
