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The Sinking of the Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat, killing 1,197 passengers, some of those including Americans. -
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1st Red Scare
Period of time starting mid World War 1, which was the mass American xenophobia of immigrants that came from America's enemy countries; Led to anti-immigration policies -
Zimmermann Telegram
The telegram sent by Arthur Zimmermann, a German officer, to the Mexican Ambassador, promising land previously owned by Mexico in America in exchange for support in the war; Decoded by the British and sent to America. -
Selective Service Act
The Act that officially approved conscription in order to raise a U.S Army during World War 1. -
Espionage Act of 1917
The Act that made attempts to undermine or interfere with U.S Armed Forces during wartime illegal and a federal crime. -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
The document created by Woodrow Wilson, describing what he believed as an ideal policy for peaceful international negotiations. -
Sedition Act of 1918
Extension of the Espionage Act, making illegal writings that criticized the government; led to the U.S v. Schenck case. -
Schenck v. U.S
The Supreme Court case that established that free speech isn't protected if it showed a clear threat to America. The "yelling Fire! in a public theater" Case, -
Treaty of Versailles
This document was a peace treaty signed by the leaders of the U.S, France, Britain, and Italy A.K.A the "Big Four" -
League of Nations
The 1st ever international organization, inspired by Wilson's 14 Points, with the objective to maintain world peace -
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The New Deal (1st and 2nd)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's numerous acts and policies established in order to bring America back from the Great Depression, ending with the start of World War 2. -
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The Holocaust
The time period of which 6 million Jewish men, women, and children were killed and sent to concentration camps by the German Nazis. -
Pearl Harbor
The "Date which will live in Infamy"; The bombing of the military base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by Japanese forces, killing 2,300 Americans; Led to America joining the war. -
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Manhattan Project
The secret U.S project that led to the creation of the world's 1st atomic bombs in order to help the effort of World War 2. -
D-Day
The significant landings by Allied forces on the beaches of Normandy, leading to the successful liberation of France and the campaign to free Jews from Concentration Camps. -
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Island Hopping Campaign
The period of time which General MacArthur begins the devastating campaign to capture the islands in the Pacific, ending with the battle of Okinawa. -
Hiroshima bombing
The controversial use of the world's 1st atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in an attempt to force Japan's surrender. -
Nagasaki Bombing
The continuation of the use of the atomic bomb on Japan, this time in the city of Nagasaki, three days after Hiroshima. -
Japan's Surrender
The official surrender of Japan after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, officially ending the war but stirred a controversy of the atomic bomb's necessity. -
United Nations
The world organization which was a rebooted League of Nations, which the objective remained the same: World Peace.
