11. The US and WWI

Law passed to ban anti-war activities in the US. Used to silence critics of the war.

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

• The Espionage Act

• The Res Scare

A socialist & labor union organizer who was charged with violating the Espionage Act.

• Woodrow Wilson

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Eugene Debs

President Wilson’s plan for peace to end WWI & prevent future wars.

• 14 Points

• The New Deal

• Alien and Sedition Acts

International peace-keeping group; the US NEVER joined.

• The League of Nations

• The United Nations

• The Central Intelligence Agency

The idea that the U.S. should remain isolated from the rest of the world’s affairs.

• Engagement

• Neutrality

• Isolationism

President of the US during World War I. When the war started, he wanted the US to remain neutral.

• John F. Kennedy

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Not choosing a side in a conflict; this was the US approach to the beginning of WWI.

• Engagement

• Neutrality

• Isolationism

Germany was using submarines to attack allied ships; they sometimes sank passenger ships.

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

• Guerrilla Warfare

• No Man's Land

British ship sunk by German submarines; there were 127 Americans killed.

• Titanic

• Mayflower

• Lusitania

Secret message from Germany to convince Mexico to join in an alliance:

• Mexican-German Alliance

• Mexican-German Telegram

• Zimmerman Telegram