The American Pageant Chapter 30

Zimmerman Note 1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S. It was intercepted and caused the U.S. to mobilized against Germany, which had proven it was hostile
Fourteen Points the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations
Committee on Public Information It was headed by George Creel. The purpose of this committee was to mobilize people's minds for war, both in America and abroad. Tried to get the entire U.S. public to support U.S. involvement in WWI. Creel's organization, employed some 150,000 workers at home and oversees. He proved that words were indeed weapons.
Espionage Act This law, passed after the United States entered WWI, imposed sentences of up to twenty years on anyone found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty. It allowed the postmaster general to remove from the mail any materials that incited treason or insurrection.
Schenck v. United States A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during World War I. Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if the speech provokes a "clear and present danger" of substantive evils.
War Industries Board Agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries.
National War Labor Board a board that negotiated labor disputes and gave workers what they wanted to prevent strikes that would disrupt the war
Industrial Workers of the World Founded in 1905, this radical union, also known as the Wobblies aimed to unite the American working class into one union to promote labor's interests. It worked to organize unskilled and foreign-born laborers, advocated social revolution, and led several major strikes. Stressed solidarity.
19th Amendment Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act (1921) First federal health care legislation, aimed to lower high rates of infant mortality by funding medical clinics, prenatal educational programs, and visiting nurse projects.
Battle of Chateau-Thierry First battle in which the Americans took part in WWI. , (World War I Events) (1918) The American troops fought with the French to turn back a determined German offensive. Shortly after this battle, the Allies ended the German advance and were ready to start their own offensive.
Meuse-Argonne offensive also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire western front. The whole offensive was planned by Marshall Ferdinand Foch to breach the Hindenburg line and ultimately force the opposing German forces to surrender;
League of Nations An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace. irreconcilables Senators who voted against the League of Nations with or without reservations
Treaty of Versailles the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans