WW1 Flashcards
Victory garden
Gardens that women and children make to grow food for soilders
The selective service act
May 1917, Congress passed the selective service act all males between 21-30 to sign up, 3 million men were drafted
American Expeditionary forces
2 million soldiers went to France; The American army that fought in Europe
How many women served
40,000
How many African Americans served
400,000
Espionage Act
1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities
War bonds
A low interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of years
Sedition Act
1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government
War industries board
Managed the buying and distributing of war materials; set goals for production ordered construction of new factories and with the president’s approvals also set prices
Flu Epidemic of 1918-1919
20 million people died of the flu including 550,00 Americans; flu had no cure, soldiers in the trenches were also at risk
Treaty of Versilles
1919 treaty that ended WW1. forced Germany to take full blame
Reparations
Money that a defeated nation pays for the destruction in other countries, abt 33 billion
