WWI to WWII

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At the onset of WWI the US practiced a policy of

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neutrality

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What event prompted the US entry into WWI? Options: The sinking of the US Maine, The sinking of RMS Lusitania and loss of American lives, The blitzkrieg of Britain, the Treaty of Tordesille

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The sinking of RMS Lusitania and loss of American lives

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What war tactic was Germany using which threatened the safe passage of ships in the Atlantic?

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unrestricted submarine warfare

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Once at war, how did society change in the US?

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Factories converted to making war equipment and supplies, Workers were needed to fill the factories, There was a great movement of people to the North.

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Worried about attempts to stop the US involvement in WWI by immigrants living in America, the US passed which law?

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The Espionage and Sedition Acts

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Which socialist activist was brought to justice under the laws preventing people from interfering with the WWI war effort?

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Eugene Debs

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What solution did Woodrow Wilson propose following WWI to unite the world?

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The League of Nations

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While the US did not pass Wilson’s 14 Points, what organization was eventually created to keep world peace?

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The United Nations

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During World War I, many African Americans went from the South to the North to take on factory jobs left vacant when men went to war. This movement was known as

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The Great Migration

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At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy by 

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Declaring American neutrality