Buildup Of The U.S Military In 1916 Was An Example Of What

Preparedness

Italy and Austria Hungary

the best country would win any international competition

Italian immigrants and anarchists, Arrested for robbery and murder

was a international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 And it was a mutual defense agreement

Groups of merchant ships that sailed together.

a group formed by leading suffragist in the late 1800s to organize the women's suffrage movement. Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

many German soldiers were no longer willing to fight

The committee for public information

Herbert Hoover

Wheat not used necessarily in u.s could be shipped to France to aid French allies having an adequate supply of bread

They were very harmful as well as machine guns, tanks and etc.

battle front between the Allies and Central Powers in western Europe during World War I

People who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing in a war

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service

Commander of American forces in Europe.

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

Leader Russia's Bolshevik movement.

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Payment for war damages

country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other countries

1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities

1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government

A Wall Street broker before being chosen by President Wilson in 1918 to head the War Industries Board. He helped the U.S. Manage war production.

Republican candidate who assumed the presidency in March 1929 promising the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.

Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities

In 1920 these two men were convicted of murder and robbery. They were found guilty and died in the electric chair unfairly

A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.

group of merchant ships protected by warships

a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds