World War 1 Flashcards
France, Russia, Britain and eventually US were all …
Central Powers or Allie?
Allies
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria were all (Central Powers\Allies)?
Central Powers
Who was the President during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What caused US to join WWI?
After the sinking of the British liner Lusitania, Americans protested for the US to join. But Germany then announced it would sink any ships –belligerent of neutral, and US joined side of allies in 1917
What was the case of Schneck v. US (1919)?
Supreme Court upheld espionage act (encouraging soldiers to be disloyal is a crime)
What was the idea behind “Peace Without Victory” ?
Victors of war won’t be dicks to losers
What is this:
Wilson presented this peace plan to gain support for vision of postwar world, at home and among allies in Europe. Hoped that promise of a just peace would be embraced by populations in enemy nations and generate momentum for ending the war. It also convinced Germany they would be treated fairly if they surrendered.
Eventually led to League of Nations and UN
Wilson’s 14 Points (1918)
The _____________ memorandum prepared by President Wilson’s diplomatic emissary to Europe, “Colonel” Edward House, and the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey. The memorandum was an invitation from the U.S. to Germany to participation in a U.S.-sponsored peace convention to end World War I. If Germany declined to attend, the U.S. would probably become militarily involved in the European conflict
House-Grey Memorandum
What was the treaty at the end of WWI that ended the state of war between Germany and Allied Powers?
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
What was the name of the conference where the victors of WWI met to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers?
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
What is the name of the the law said that during wartime obstructing the draft and trying to make soldiers disloyal or disobedient were crimes?
Espionage Act
What action was Schneck tried with?
Schenck’s pamphlets were intended to weaken the loyalty of soldiers and to obstruct military recruiting.
How did the US react to the Treaty of Versailles?
Woodrow Wilson advocated strongly for it, but Senate refused to ratify it.
Due to the increase of radios, consumer appliances, automobiles, and suburbs, it is claimed that the US became a modern _________-class society in the 1920s following WWI.
Modern Middle Class
How was immigration treated after WWI?
Immigration quotas were applied more selectively than prior to WWI
