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Franz Ferdinand
was assassinated
while in Serbia
Great
Britain sides
with France
and
declares
war on
Germany
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France
Britain
Russia
Serbia
U.S.
Spain
Switzerland
Netherlands
Austria Hungary
declares war on
Serbia
Germany
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
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American Neutrality
American immigrants side with their home
country.
British cut the transatlantic telegram and
send propaganda to generate support.
Citizens begin investing in Allied Bonds.
Importance of Food
Food will win the war
Food production
needed to increase
while consumption
decreased.
Organizing Industry
The War industries board told
manufactures what to produce
for the war effort.
The National War Labor Board
worked to prevent strikes that
could disrupt production.
Many women worked to fill jobs
left by men to fight overseas.
Many Mexicans began moving
north to the United States to help
work on farms and ranches.
Vocab
The Espionage Act of 1917
Made it a crime to aid the enemy or interfering with the war effort.
The sedition Act of 1918 expanded made it a crime to publicly oppose the
war.
Liberty/Victory Bonds
Victory Gardens
War Industries Board
Railroad Administration
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
National War Board
Committee on Public Informatinon
Combat in WWI
Trench Warfare and new
weapons had changed the
face of war.
Big battles usually had
several hundred thousand
casualties for both sides.
New Weapons
Machine Gun
Poison Gas
The Tank
Airplanes
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A Flawed Peace
The U.S., France, Britian and Italy meet to resolve issues in WWI.
Wilson creates a 14 point plan he presents to congress.
Treaty of Versailles is signed on June 28,1919, but the U.S. senate refused to ratify it.
WWI disolved 4 empires, Russian, German, Ottoman and Austria-Hungary.
9 New Nations were created.
An Economy in Turmoil
Inflation caused the cost of living to increase.
Workers continued to want higher wages.
In 1919 over 3,600 strikes had taken place.
Red Scare
The wave of strikes led some to
fear a communist takeover.
Parcel bombs were being sent
to business leaders.
The FBI was created to
investigate.
Many foreigners had their rights
violated.
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Racial Unrest
Soldiers returning from
war need to find jobs.
Racial tensions grew
due to lack of
employment.
Over 20 race riots
broke out in 1919.
Vocab Section 2
Draft
A system of selecting people for forced
military service
Victory Gardens
Gardens planted by citizens to help
conserve food for the war effort.
Liberty Bonds
Also called victory bonds, these were
bonds sold by the government to
citizens to raise money for the war.
Food Administration
Supervised agricultural production,
promoted food conservation and
rationing.
Fuel Administration
Increased production of coal and oil;
maintained conservation of fuel with
such innovations as daylight savings
time.
Committee on Public
Information
Provided propaganda to rally citizen
support for all aspects of the war effort.
Railroad Administration
Assumed temporary control of the rail
lines to modernize equipment and
increase operating efficiency.
Espionage
Spying to acquire secret government
information.
Trench Warfare
A strategy for war that involved soldiers
digging trenches in which they attacked
their enemy hiding in other trenches
near by.
Vladimir Lenin
The leader of the Bolshevik party, who
overthrew the Russian Czar.
Treaty of Brestlitslovik
A treaty between Russia after the
Bolshevik takeover with Germany that
pulled Russia out of the war.
Fourteen Points
President Wilsons plan to resolve the
complicated issues of WWI. Key points
included, reduced arms, free trade,
freedom of the seas, open diplomacy
and the creation of the league of
nations.
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty ending WWI signed by
Germany on June 28, 1919. Many of
Wilsons points were left out of the
treaty and Germany was forced to pay
$33 Billion and acknowledge guilt for
the outbreak of WWI.
Reparations
Money paid for war damages.
League of Nations
A group of United Countries that would
help preserve peace and avoid future
wars.
Red Scare
A nationwide panic that communists ,or
reds, might seize power in the United
States.
J. Edgar Hoover
The first head of the General
Intelligence Division, which is now the
FBI