Chapter 16 USH – Flashcards

A policy of aggressive military preparedness

Loyalty and devotion to a nation

The spreading of ideas about an institution or individual for the purpose of influencing opinion

Goods whose importation, exportation, or possession is illegal.

A garden planted by civilians during war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more of other foods for the troops.

Spying, especially to gain government secrets.

A group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it.

A temporary agreement to end fighting

The free choice by the people of a nation of their own future political status.

Payment by the losing country in a war to the winner for the damages caused by the war

The cost of purchasing goods and services essential for survival

A strike involving all the workers in a particular geographic location

To expel an individual from the country

System used for choosing people from the population to serve in the military

1. Militarism: arsenal grew, soldiers were trained in preparation for an attack. 2. Alliances: Secret agreements between countries to have each other's backs. 3. Imperialism: Stronger country takes over a weaker country 4. Nationalism: Enormous unhealthy pride for your country bc you think your better than the others. Countries wanted to be independent.

Imperialism was a larger country taking over a smaller one. This meant that the small country provided labor and resources. This was economically beneficial to the larger country.

The US wanted to compete, trade, and benefit with Europe. It did not want to fight Europe.

The allies and the central powers Europe, Africa, and Asia

Allies: Britain, France, China, Hejaz, Poland, Russia, U.K. Central Powers: Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria, Turkey, Germany

1. British Propaganda: British tell America all that Germany is doing. 2. Economical Investment in Allies: If allies lose, their money is lost. 3. Attacks by Submarines: German submarines would sink any ships around Britain. 4. Telegram: German official Arthur Zimmerman promised German ambassador in Mexico all lost territories of new mexcio, Arizona, and Texas if they were to become allies with Germany.

Roosevelt: progressive party Taft: Republican Party

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a bosnian revolutionary and a serbian official knew about it. Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia. Germany backed Austria-Hungary up and Russia and France backed Serbia up.

Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and

1. War industries board: coordinated production of war materials 2. Food Administration: increasing food consumption and reducing civilian consumption. 3. Fuel Administration: managed use of coal and oil.

Pressure industry to increase wages, establish an 8 hour work day, and allow unions to organize and bargain collectively so that war production would not be disrupted.

Clerical jobs, nurses, radio operators, electricians, chemists, photographers

Inflation, strikes, racial unrest,

A treaty is a formal agreement to end war permanently. An armistice is an agreement to stop fighting, but that doesn't mean the war has ended.

National self determination was the belief that races should rule themselves and that the people would be able to choose the future political status of their nation. In the treaty of Versailles, nations were returned to their people.

America helped break the stalemate in the western front. They supplied relief through fresh eager soldiers and warships. a lot of germans thought the war was over when the americans arrived

Wilson had a plan for peace between the nations. Clemenceau and Lloyd George wanted to punish Germany for the suffering they had inflicted on the rest of Europe.

Part of the treaty required members of the league of nations to come to the aid of a nation belonging to the league should they be attacked. This would put america in necessary foreign conflict .

Wilson Racist and Sexist Birth of a nation, where the ku klux klan is celebrated.

The US has immigrants from both allies and central powers. He didn't want to engage in war, because he didn't want to cause conflict. Go to war because America has been personally offended. Germany has destroyed US goods and lives. Fight for the small countries and fight for democracy.

Howard Zinn Bc Wilson claims that he went to war because Germany had been attacking American ships with submarines but the British had also been intruding on the rights of American citizens.

So that the US could benefit monetarily. England was a market for American goods and loans for interest. America had invested in the Allies and if the allies lost, they would lose their money.

1. labor unrest and strikes of 1919 2. mail bombs 3. fear of events in Russia. 4. Immigrants brining socials and communist idea.

Just like in Russia, laborers or the lower class, was striking against the US. People were concerned that this would create a communist revolution and end democracy.

General intelligence division.

The point of the palmer raids was to capture individuals interested in starting a radical revolution and bring them to justice. However, they were very evasive and violated people's privacy. Officers entered homes and offices without search warrants, suspects were jailed indefinitely and not allowed to talk to their attorneys. And many of the 600 immigrants deported never even had a court hearing.

1. Germany had to pay reparations. 2. league of nations created without the US 3. ottoman empire, german empire, and hungary dismantled. (nationhood of smaller territories reorganized).