the first woman elected to congress. she was from Montana and voted against WWI as well as WWII.

Convicted by the U.S. government of distributing anti-draft pamphlets

A socialist leader in America.

Commander of American Expeditionary Force of over 1 million troops who insisted his soldiers fight as independent units under U.S. officers.

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

Germany tried to convince Mexico and Japan to attack the U.S.

passenger ship sunk by Germany to get US involved in WW1

The use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving an area

movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

A nickname for the inexperienced but fresh American soldiers during WWI

hard-fought American victory over the Germans in France in 1918

First African American regiment

Germany hoped to either win or bring an end to WWI with this fierce attack

U.S. forces sent to Europe during WWI. Led by General John J. Pershing

Sold by the government to raise money for the war effort.

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

This effectively took Russia out of the war and gave Lenin time to consolidate his power.

Unrestricted submarine warfare meant that