World War 1 context Flashcards
1
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How did US get involved
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Become directly invilved after declaring war on Germany on April 6, 1917
- Over 116,000 American servicement were lost in the war
- War represented the climax of the Progresive era as it sought to bring and democracy to the world
2
Q
Food
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- United States Food administration under Herbert Hoover
- Launched large campaign to teach Americans to economise on their food budgets and grow gardens in their backyards for famiily consumption
- total cost of the war was $37 billion, enermous economic and financial stress
3
Q
Women
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- They took job roles that were traditionally assigned to men
- Worked on assembly lines - Afircan American women were employed for the first time
- However, they were still seen as housewives
4
Q
Propaganda
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- Through photographs, movies, rallies, press reports and public meeting they saturated the public with propaganda
- American patriotism and Anti-German sentiment to the younger generation
5
Q
What is the Espionage act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918
Propaganda
A
Outlawed any criticism of the government/war efforts
20 years in prison
6
Q
What did African Americans have to grow through?
A
Segregation in the war trenches
- Conditions were poor
- Did not improve
7
Q
Readjustment period
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- Unemployment
- Lots of strikes
- Race riots
- Elected a republican to return to “normalcy”
8
Q
Literary context
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- War changed the way people spoke about life
- Realities of the war revealed the frivolous nature of sheer entertainment and opened questions about life and death
- Shifted from light hearted, carefree to the bitter remembrance and outlooks of a generation who now knew prain and suffering on a massive scale
9
Q
Lost generation
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Loss of grand narratives due to the atrocities of war
