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| What 4 factors led to WWI? | Militarism (Naval Expansion), Nationalism, Imperialism, & Alliance System |
| How did Militarism lead to WWI? | Countries built up navy trying to dominate seas; Led to arms race & tensions b/w countries as they tried to have the superior navy |
| How did Nationalism lead to WWI? | Intense pride of one’s homeland; promote your culture & interests above other country’s; Every country in Europe viewed themselves as superior & in competition with all others; Willing to go to war to expand at expense of other countries |
| How did Imperialism lead to WWI? | European countries were looking to expand & build empires; Eventually ran out of unclaimed land so started fighting over land that was claimed by other countries/empires |
| How did the Alliance System lead to WWI? | European countries formed alliances with each other; When 1 was attacked, it became like a domino effect where all the others were pulled in because of entangling alliances |
| Pros of American Neutrality | 1. U.S. has many people (nationalities) living on both sides of WWI 2. Can spend $$$ on things other than war 3. Save American lives |
| Pros of American fighting in WWI | 1. Make $$$ because can sell goods to allies 2. Only way to preserve international balance of power 3. American banks loaned more $$$ to Allies ($2 billion) so needed to make sure Allies won so could get $$$ back |
| Conscription | Forced military service |
| How did we conscribe people to fight during WWI? | Selective service draft of men |
| What contributions to the armed forces did African-Americans make? | Over 400,000 African-American males drafted, & over 42,000 African-American males served in combat roles |
| What contributions to the armed forces did women make? | Allowed to join armed forces for 1st time; served in non-combat roles such as nurses and clerical workers |
| How did women help the economy during WWI? | Filled jobs in factories & shipping to make sure the economy kept going & making war materials |
| Great Migration | Over 500,000 African-Americans immigrated from South to northern cities to fill jobs in factories; over 100,000 Mexican migrated to U.S. for jobs on farms & ranches |
| Espionage Act of 1917 | Created penalties & prison terms for anyone giving aid to the enemy |
| Sedition Act of 1918 | Any public opposition to the war became illegal |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that ended WWI |
| How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany? | 1. Germany took full blame for WWI 2. Germany had to pay over $33 billion in reparations 3. Germany stripped of its military |
| League of Nations | World peacekeeping organization create by the Treaty of Versailles |
| Why did the U.S. refuse to accept the Treaty of Versailles? | 1. U.S. wanted to isolate itself 2. Didn't want to get into "entangling alliances" that would pull U.S. into another European war |
| Red Scare | nationwide panic/fear that communists might seize power |
| Causes of the Red Scare | 1. Workers going on strike (were seen as un-American) 2. Wave of bombings aimed at leading business people & politicians; most thought done by communists & revolutionaries 3. Russia fell to communism so afraid it would happen in U.S. |
