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President Wilson view at the beginning of the war
His view was neutral. He didn't want to be in that war. -
Imperialism
European powers rushed to claim the remaining uncolonized areas of the world.
Competition for the lands that remained led to conflict among the powers of Europe. -
Militarism
It involved aggressively building up a nation’s armed forces in preparation for war and giving the military more authority over the government and foreign policy. -
Nationalism
Believing in the interest of your nation, you want what is best for your country. There are two kinds:
- 1st: tendency for countries such as the great powers to act in their own national interest
- 2nd:countries with diverse ethnic populations, particularly those in central and eastern europe -
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World War One
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Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. -
Sussex Pledge
The German government again promised that U-boats would warn ships before attacking. Allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning. -
Daylight saving time
Turning the clocks ahead one hour for the summer. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. -
Zimmermann Note
It was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
The Russian Revolution
It was a pair of revolutions in Russia which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. It was a ruler with unlimited power. Communist revolution -
Selective Service Act
The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. Within a few months, some 10 million men across the country had registered in response to the military draft -
Espionage Act
It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations or recruitment, to prevent insubordination in the military, and to prevent the support of United States enemies during wartime. -
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act
This act gave the President the power to manage the production and distribution of foods and fuels vital to the war effort. Using the slogan "Food will win the war", the government began to manage how much food people bought. -
First American Soldiers to Europe
The first American troops, who were often called "Doughboys", landed in Europe in June 1917. However they didn't participate at the front until October , when the 1st Division fired the first American shell of the war toward German lines. -
Fourteen Points
It was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. This list was made by the President Wilson. -
Sedition Act
It was an Act of the Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917. The Sedition Act made it illegal to obstruct the sale of Liberty Bonds or to discuss anything about the American form of government. -
Armistice
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time. Cease-fire -
Paris Peace Conference
Also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. -
Versailles Treaty
It was a document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France. -
New countries after the war
Austria, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, and Finland. (Ottoman Empire changed its name to Turkey). -
League of Nations
An organization in which the nations of the world would join together to ensure security and peace for all its embers.
