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WWI
Question | Answer |
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Great Britain, France, Russia | Allied Powers |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Turkey | Central Powers |
Prohibited words or actions that would aid the enemy or obstructed recruiting efforts. | Espionage Act |
Wilson's plan designed to make the world "fit and safe to live in". | Fourteen Points |
Arbitrates international disputes, acts as a central body for registering treaties, and employs military and economic sanctions against aggressor nations. | League of Nations |
Fear of Communism spreading to the U.S. | "Red Scare" |
Prohibited people from saying anything that would hurt the sales of war bonds or undermine the federal government or the Constitution. | Sedition Act |
Had dictatorial power to allocate scarce materials, standardize production, fix prices, and coordinate American and Allied purchasing. | War Industries Board |
Ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. | Treaty of Versailles |
Soviets overthrew Russia | October Revolution |
German plan to defeat France and Russia that failed. | Schlieffen Plan |
Advocacy of political independence for a particular country | Nationalism |
The belief of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests | Militarism |
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people | Selective Service Act |
Freedom to navigate oceans in WWI. No country could own waters outside of it's territories | Freedom of the Seas |