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| What did the "Big Four" think of Wilson's Fourteen Points? | thought is was too lenient(easy) on Germany |
| Why didn't the tank revolutionize warfare in WWI? | because it rolled over barbed wire and trenches(and there were very few) |
| Why did the British enter WWI? | Belgium was attacked by Germany |
| What did the United States do in order to mobilize a way so government could control the economy? | special boards were created to control the economy |
| What income taxes were raised in order to fund the war? | new taxes on corporate profits & arms factories |
| What was the result of the wave of strikes in 1919 in relation to Communist conspiracy? | fuel fears that communists were starting a revolution in US |
| What was the job of the National War Labor Board? | prevent strikes from disputing the war-mediate labor disputes |
| U.S. Attorney General Palmer predicted that violence would rock the nation on what day? | May Day 1920 |
| What did Russia lose when it withdrew from WWI? | substantial territory |
| What was the result when people rushed to buy goods after the war? | inflation |
| What was the job of the Committee on Public Information? | sell the war to the American people |
| How was Wilson's invasion of Veracruz viewed by other nations? | damaged U.S. foreign relations-other nations ridiculed policy |
| Who was part of the Triple Entente? | Britain, France, Russia |
| What was the decision of the Court in Schenck v. United States? | Supreme Court ruled that an individual's freedom of speech could be taken if it constitutes "clear and present danger" |
| What event touched off the first declaration of war in WWI? | assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdiand |
| What did the Fuel Administration introduce to conserve energy? | daylight savings time |
| What nations were parts of the "Big Four"? | Great Britain, United States, France, Italy |
| Who was part of the Triple Alliance? | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
| What did Germany promise Mexico in the Zimmerman telegram? | regain Texas, New Mexico, & Arizona |
| Who determined the men called to service according to the Selective Service Act? | a lottery then a local draft board decided |
| What organization had to "sell" the war to the American people? | Committee on Public information |
| What acts were passed to silence criticism of the war at home? | Espionage and Sedition Acts |
| What were planes first used for in WWI? | observe enemy activities |
| What was the original job of what would become the FBI? | it was a division of Justice Department to handle the Red Scare(communist activity) |
| What was nationalism? | feeling of intense pride in one's homeland |
| What country wanted to ally with Mexico if the U.S. entered teh war? | Germany |
| What country was neutral, which would eventually draw in Great Britain? | Belgium |
| What was the agreement not to sink anymore merchant ships between the Germans and Americans? | Sussex Pledge |
| Who ran the "most successful" government agency during this time? | Herbert Hoover(Food Administration) |
| What ethnicity was mistreated and persecuted because of the emphasis on patriotism? | South Slavs or Yugoslavs |
| What was the new system of conscription called? | Selective Service |
| Who overthrew the Russian government in November of 1917 and established a Communist government? | Bolsheviks-led by Lenin & Trotsky |
| What empires were dissolved because of WWI? | Russian, Ottoman, German, Austia-Hungary |
| What "League" did Wilson push for after WWI? | The League of Nations(to prevent future wars) |
| Where did Americans shatter German defenses and open a hole in their line with the most massive attack in American history? | Argonne Forest-600,000 American troops-09/26/1918 |
| What three things were the steel workers looking for when they went on strike? | recognition of the union, higher pay, shorter hours |
| What was the nationwide panic when people thought Communist were trying to seize power in the United States? | Red Scare |
| What professionals walked off the job in Boston, Mass.? | police officers |
| Why did race riots happen so often after WWI? | African Americans competing for jobs and housing with American soldiers returning from the war |
