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World war 1
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Assination of Duke
On June 28, 1914, a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo. -
Luxury boat down
Lustina passenger ship (british ship) sanked by germans turpedos and US citizens were aboard -
German sanked Merchandise
Germans sanked the US Merchants ship -
Zimmermam Telegram
Germans sends a telegram to Mexico saying they will help them get Texas back -
President WIlson Speech
"Make the world safe for demcracy", president wilson speech was to the congress trying to convince them to get America in the war -
Espionage Act
a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. -
Schenck vs US
In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court invented the famous "clear and present danger" test to determine when a state could constitutionally limit an individual's free speech rights under the First Amendment. In reviewing the conviction of a man charged with distributing provocative flyers to draftees of World War I, -
Jeannette Rankin
First women in office of congress -
Draft
draft in America meant you had to be in tha war for your country or go to jail. -
Neutrality is the offical policy
Initially, public opinion, led by Wilson, advocated for neutrality and preferred the U.S. stay out of the European conflict. Despite demands for preparedness, Wilson kept the military small and made no preparation for war. -
Central Powers
The Central Powers (red) consist of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire -
Jeannette RAnkin votes no
Jeannette vores no because she feel that the United States shouldn't go into the war. -
War bonds
debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war. The bonds also remove money from circulation and thus help to control inflation. -
Allies
The major Allied Powers in World War I were the British Empire, France, and the Russian Empire, formally linked by the Treaty of London -
US Merchants
Women made clothes for the soliders and the men made bunch of suppplies -
African AMerican In WW1
African American fought in the war hoping for equality and respect . -
American Expedition Force
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) consisted of the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe under the command of General John J. Pershing in 1917 to help fight World War I . -
Unrestricted warfare
The use of unrestricted submarine warfare was announced by Germany on January 9th, 1917. The use of unrestricted submarine warfare was to have a major impact on World War One as it was one of the main reasons why America joined the war. -
Convoy
Ship or land group of traveling in a line protecting each other -
War of WW1 ENDED
War ended back home they went parades follow.
