WWI: America Flashcards
Irriconcilables
The people in the senate who refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles or approve of the League of Nations
Lodge Reservationalists
They would have passed the League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles if Wilson had compromised in some places. Lodge said that if we did the League of Nations, we would be entangling ourselves in European Conflicts. Lodge was a reservationist.
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote
Selective Service Act
The Draft
League of Nations
Aiming to unite the countries and preclude conflict. Maintain peace
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty that ended the war. Main cornerstone of the treaty was that Germany was to blame for much of the damage caused.
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Acts that took away people’s civil liberties. Aimed at Hyphenated groups, primarily German-Americans; or social radical groups like communists
Schneck v. United States
States clear and present danger within speech, like you cant say “I’m going to kill the president.” Fine line of the 1st amendment
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Attempted to outlaw war, which was unenforceable
David Lloyd George
Prime minister of Britain
Woodrow Wilson
Aggressive U.S. president during WWI.
Henry Cabot Lodge
Tried to kill the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations
George Clemenceau
Prime Minister of France
William Jennings Bryan
Pacifist secretary of state, Wilson didnt listen to him, so he resigned
Robert Lansing
Replaced Bryan, opposite viewpoint, agreed with wilson
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of Bolshevik revolution that made Russia back out when the U.S. entered the war.
John J. Pershing
Lead Punitive Expedition, led American Expeditionary forces in Europe
List the three countries in the Allied Powers
The U.S.
Britain
France
List three countries in the Central powers
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman empire
Germany
Describe public opinion throughout most of the war
Most people didnt like it, or favor it. We wanted to stay out of the war.
How did the war affect the economy of the U.S.?
Our industrial and agricultural production was at their highest, it boosted our economy greatly
Why was the Sussex pledge created and what did Germany promise in the pledge?
This was Germany’s way of appeasing the U.S. after sinking many Allied ships. They said they would allow the passengers on the ship to get on a lifeboat and flee before they sunk the ship.
What was the main reason for Wilson breaking diplomatic relations with Germany?
Unrestricted Marine Warfare.
What did Wilson mean be “make the world safe for democracy?”
He use this phrase to make it seem like we were going into the war to give the other countries the opportunities that you have.