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History chapter 23
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lusitania | a British passenger liner that sunk may 1915 by Germans |
| William Jennings Bryan | resigned a Secretary of state because he didn't like the way Willson handled the anti-German attacks |
| Sussex | a french passenger ship attacked by a German U-boat |
| Sussex Pledge | Germans agreed not to attack merchant ships without warning |
| Zimmerman note | secret telegram sent to mexico by that proposed mexico to join Germany and was decoded and published in american newspapers |
| Arthur Zimmerman | German foreign minster that sent the Zimmerman note |
| When did congress declare war? | April 6, 1917 |
| Committee on public Information (CPI) | formed by president Wilson in order to persuade the support of the war effort |
| What does the CPI do? | it organizes rallies and parades and published posters and pamphlets |
| Espionage Act and Sedition Act | restricted free speech and allowed the government to arrest opponents of war |
| Selective Service Act | required men between 21-30 to register to be drafted to war in 1917/ 3million to WWI |
| Liberty bonds | money from the sale provided billions of dollars in loans to the Allies |
| War Industries board (WIB) | oversaw the production and distribution of steel, copper, cement, and rubber |
| Food Administration | worked to increase food supplies for the troops |
| Jane Adams | against US entry into war |
| Jeannette Rankin | first female of congress cast a vote against declaring war/ from Montana |
| National War Labor Board | April 1918, the board helped workers and management avoid strikes and reach agreements . est. a minimum wage and fair pay for women |