World War 1 vocab flashcard

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Germans would not sink non-military vessels. Wilson warned U-boat commanders could provoke war. Violated with resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.

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Sussex Pledge

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1917 law for registering American men (21-30) for military draft; 24.2M registered, 2.8M inducted. Age limit later changed to 18-45.

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Selective Service Act

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US forces sent to Europe to fight Germans; assisted French and British

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American Expeditionary Force

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American general who led a punitive force into Mexico after Villa's attack in 1916 and commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI.

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John J. Pershing

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German submarines

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U-boats

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28th U.S. president, led during WWI, established Federal Reserve, FTC, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, supported women's suffrage, Treaty of Versailles, 14 points plan, League of Nations, Nobel Peace Prize.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Wilson's 1918 war aims for lasting peace: self-determination, freedom of seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, arms reduction, league of nations.

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Fourteen Points

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Compromise post-WW1 settled land and freedom disputes. Germany took full blame for the war for treaty passage. US Senate rejected it.

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Treaty of Versailles

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Allied countries' creation for global peace and stability.

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League of Nations

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Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who opposed the Versailles Treaty and the League's protective clause.

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Henry Cabot Lodge