declared war. B) Yes because we shouldn’t have hushed into anything and we did something about the boat attacks by making an agreement and then they proposed a threat and then we came into the war for a good cause. 2. A) President Wilson Formed The Committee on Public Information (CPI). The CPI did a lot by organized rallies and parades and published posters and pamphlets. They proposed The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition act of 1918. They got crop for the troops by paying
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to get involved in World War One because since the U.S. didn’t declare war they couldn’t defend themselves and stop the German. This built up anger in people which encouraged them to want to go to war. Document is a political cartoon of President Wilson writing a letter made in 1917 ( primary source). In this cartoon the president is seen writing letters to Congress about wanting to join the world war‚ because of the sinking of the Lusitania. Similar to document 1 America was getting frustrated
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Civil rights in the United States were limited in some ways during World War I‚ mainly because of the government’s attitude toward the war. As stated by President Wilson‚ “American involvement in the World War I as a crusade not for national aggrandizement‚ but to ‘make the world safe for democracy.’” (1) However‚ the democracy in American home land seemed not to be well protected. As one of the most controversial law in the American history‚ The Espionage Act of 1917 “prohibited not only spying
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Powers. During the start of the First World War‚ several countries that formed the Allied Powers consisted of the British Empire‚ France‚ the Russian Empire‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan‚ and the United States joined two years later. President Wilson had tried to keep the United States neutral‚ as they only wanted to trade with all of the countries‚ yet that changed after the Germans sunk the passenger ship Lusitania. These Allies fought against the countries of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria
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By the turn of the century‚ a reform movement had developed within an array of groups and individuals with a common desire to improve life in the industrial age. Their ideas and work became known as Progressivism or the belief that changes in society were badly needed and that government was the proper agency for correcting social and economic ills. Starting up around when Theodore Roosevelt became president and lasting though World War 1‚ America went through many changes. New reform organizations
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cut off seaborne supply routes to Germany as well‚ but Britain still allowed limited imports to Germany. Additionally‚ the British fleet blockading Germany never opened fire on a neutral merchant ship and instead‚ seized them without violence. As Wilson stated in his address to congress‚ “property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind.” The United States needed to enter the war in order
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Germanys promise to warn ships before attacking (which was broken) Germany’s violation of Sussex Pledge they violated the pledge by having their u-boats remain hidden and firing without warning. They sank three united states ships prompting president Wilson to urge congress to declare war on Germany. Network of alliances (connect this to WWI involvement) much of Europe was drawn into war because of the network of alliances Power of modern weapons during WWI ushered in the modern era of war with
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they work together. It is true that there’s no ’I’ in ’team as teamwork requires collaboration. Moreover teamwork may be useful in our private life‚ for instance family life while people do something together. The whole idea is presented in a Thomas Woodrow Wilson’s quotation‚ “We should not only use the brains we have but all that we can borrow“2. He implies that the key to success is sharing ideas with other people. A great exaple is Ilan Gluck‚ a man who works in Deloitte Company. He decribes his
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In the early 20th century‚ the Progressive Movement of Era had a global social activism and political support and change across the United States. The goals they wanted to target were to seek to return control of the government to the people‚ political machines‚ restore economic opportunities‚ and to correct injustice. Muckrakers‚ such as Thomas Nast‚ Jacob Riis‚ U. Sinclair‚ F. Kelly‚ helped cities for better places to live‚ which was prohibition. Since‚ 1848 the National American Woman Suffrage
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away and they will earn their freedoms after they have fought in the war. As America at this time‚ has been trying to expand as a super power. President Wilson had his hands full during this time period in America. Wilson didn’t want to bring America into war but because of the unconventional submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania. Wilson was forced to involve the United States in World War 1‚ but socialist leaders like Eugene V. Debs was against the United States to go to Europe and fight
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