🍔us gov test 3 papergame Flashcards
(38 cards)
Era of fear post WWI in America in which people were scared that the US would become communistic
Red scare
Team of countries that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
Central powers
Movement of African Americans from the south to the north during the war for access to jobs
Great migration
Act that made it illegal to criticize the US president, government, flag, etc
Sedition act
Wilson’s plan for peace that included the creation of the League of Nations
14 points
The threatening buildup of weapons and military strategies that led to the start of WWI
Militarism
Strategy in which a series of smaller ships would surround a troop ship to safely send soldiers to Europe
Convoy system
Court case in which the Supreme Court said that the govt could suspend freedom of speech if necessary
Schenick Vs US
Amendment which would prohibit the manufacturing, selling, and transportation of alcohol
18th
Extreme pride in one’s country which decreased compromise among europe’s countries, leading to war
Nationalism
Two immigrants that were probably wrongly accused for murder, sentences quickly and executed
Sacco and Venzetti
Document that ended WWI, very harsh towards Germany but did include the League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Act that instituted the draft of American soldiers to help with the war effort
Selective service act
Machine guns, planes, tanks, trench warfare, etc
Weapons/military strategies of war
Team of countries that included the US, England, France, Russia, Italy, and Serbia (win)
Allied powers
War organization that helped workers and management avoid strikes and reach agreements during war
National war labor board
War organization focusing on the management/consistency of industry, ensuring good production levels
War industries board
Countries that will be represented at the peace talks at Versailles: the US, France, England, and Italy
Big 4
“Teams” of countries that will form in Europe pre-war, thought this would avoid conflict but escalated it
Alliances
Term in which all resources, people, and efforts, in general, would respond to the needs of war
Total war
Group of people that will “step up” when soldiers go to Europe to fight…new job opportunities for them
Women’s impact on war
War guilt clause that will be a major part of the treaty of Versailles, said that Germany alone started was
Article 231
Strategy of many major countries at this time to become global powers, led to competition and war
Imperialism
War organization that controlled the nation’s railroads
Railroad administration