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World War I
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12/18/2011

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Clear and Present Danger
Definition
This standard was established by the Supreme Court for determining when the right of free speech may be limited or denied
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Sussex Pledge
Definition
Germany's declaration that its submarines would not attack passenger or merchant ships without giving fair warning
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Creel Committee
Definition
This group controlled American propaganda and strengthened popular support for the war.
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Bernard Baruch
Definition
He headed the War Industries Board which placed the control of industries into the hands of the federal government. It was a prime example of War Socialism
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National Origins Act
Definition
This law limited immigration mainly to people from northwestern Europe
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Red Scare
Definition
The immediate post-World War I period when many Americans feared that communists were plotting to take over the U. S. government
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Volsted Act
Definition
This 1919 law created the Prohibition Bureau of the Treasury Department which attempted to enforce prohibition
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Mandate System
Definition
The practice of rewarding the Allies with control over conquered territories by which the Allied nation would administer the territory until it believed that the people were ready to govern themselves.
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Article 231
Definition
This was the "war-guilt clause" in the Treaty of Versailles that placed total responsibility for World War I on Germany.
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Sedition Act
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This 1918 legislation provided penalties for those who discouraged recruiting, obstructed bond sales, or who spoke out against the U. S. and its involvement in World War I.
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"Big Four" (Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clemenceau of France)
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The major Allied leaders who made all of the important decisions at the Peace Conference at Versailles.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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This Senate "reservationist" had qualms about U. S. membership in the League of Nations, but otherwise supported the Treaty of Versailles.
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Collective Security
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The attempt by numerous nations to prevent the possibility of one nation becoming too powerful and upsetting the political balance of power
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Article X
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This part of the Versailles Treaty morally bound the U. S. to aid any member of the League of Nations that experienced any external aggression
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Food Administration
Definition
This government agency was headed by Herbert Hoover and was established to increase the production of food and ration food for the military
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Self-Determination
Definition
This policy, suggested by Woodrow Wilson, stated that people could have any form of government they wanted
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Espionage Act
Definition
This 1917 law provided penalties for obstructing the recruitment of soldiers or for selling government war securities
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A. Mitchell Palmer
Definition
This Attorney General led an attack on suspected anarchists and Communists in 1919
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Irreconcilables
Definition
This faction in the U. S. Senate would not accept the League of Nations or the notion of collective security in any form
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Zimmermann Note
Definition
This proposal was made by the Germans to form an alliance with Japan and Mexico if the U. S. entered World War I against Germany. The British intercepted the cable and it enraged Americans after it was published in the American press.
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