U.S. History Chapter 6

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

Policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war

an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war

heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.

last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling both the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.

In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.

goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI

a German submarine that was the first submarine employed in warfare, initially used during WW1

telegram that said that Germany would back up Mexico if they attacked the US if the US entered the war in Europe

This 1917 law provided for the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft

Head of the war industries board

Consumer Price Index (changes in average price of consumption - or cost of living)

Headed the Committee on Public Information, for promoting the war effort in WWI

opposed fighting in the war on moral or religious grounds

1917 act gave the government new ways to combat spying

movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

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

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924).

US general who chased Villa over 300 miles into Mexico but didn't capture him

Wilson's plan for world peace following world war I

An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations

payment for damages after a war

Senators who voted against the League of Nations with or without reservations

Senators who pledged to vote in favor of the Treaty of Versailles if certain changes were made - led by Henry Cabot Lodge

The compromise after WW1, settled land and freedom disputes. Germany had to take full blame for the war in order for the treaty to pass, among other things. The US Senate rejected it.

viral infection of the respiratory system characterized by chills, fever, body aches, and fatigue. (the flu)

an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy

Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

a series a government attacks on suspected radicals in the United States led by the U.S. attorney general A. Mitchell Palmer

Famous case in which two immigrants were accused of murder/ there was no hard evidence, yet they were put to death anyway/ showed how much Americans distrusted foreigners

president after World War I who promised to return the US to normalism

a nation that exports more than it imports, so that it is owed money by other nations