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Powder Keg
alternately known as the "Balkan Powder Keg", refers to the Balkans in the early part of the 20th century preceding World War I -
Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliance system lead to war
three points that contributed most to World War 1 -
xenophobia
fear of people from other countries -
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinard
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinard was the start of World War I. -
Lusitania
Large passenger shut that was assaulted by the German submarine, U20, 114 Americans were killed. -
"He kept us out of War"
slogan that Woodrow Wilson used in his campaign for president -
ZImmerman Telegraph
message from German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a German Mexican alliance in the case of war -
War industry board created
designed to coordinate the war role of American industry -
General Pershing And American Expeditionary Force
the US troops were sent into Europe under General Perishing’s command to fight in World War 1 -
Russian Revolution
dismantled the tsarist autocracy, lead to the rise of the Soviet Union -
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
Espionage Act
An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, and the foreign commerce of the United States, and better the law enforcement in America. -
Russian Overthrow Czar
during the Russian revolution -
Influenza pandemic
killed more people than the war, considered the most devastating recorded epidemic in world history -
14 points
statement of principles for world peace, used to create peace negations to end World War 1 -
Sedition Act
Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses such as speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in any negative way. -
Big Four Meets
Four heads of state at Versailles...David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Woodrow Wilson of the USA meet to decide peace terms -
Great Migration
6 million African American moved from the south to the north -
Schneck vs United States
Supreme Court decision concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I. -
Red Scare
Promoted the fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism. The Second Red Scare was focused on national and foreign communists influencing society, infiltrating the federal government, or both. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is one of the peace treaties at the end of World War 1, ended war between Germany and allied powers.