APUSH Amsco Chapter 22
"He Kept Us Out of War!" - ANS-Wilson's most effective slogan in the campaign of 1916
1919 Steel Strike - ANS-Strike centered in Chicago, over 365,000 participated. Wanted to
cut the work day from 12 hours to 8. Employers used anti-immigrant propaganda to sway the
natural born citizens. Turned the middle class against the labor movement.
ABC intervention - ANS-official name was the Consultation, Non-Aggression and Arbitration
Pact. Argentina, Brazil and Chile. May 15, 1915, the Powers met in Canada to sign a formal
treaty, designed to develop cooperation, nonaggression and the arbitration of disputes
between Mexico and the United States.
African American Troops - ANS-Harlem hell-fighters. Spent the most time fighting on the
front line and were the some of the most decorated soldiers
African-American migration - ANS-movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural
Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between
1910 and 1970. The Great Migration
Allies - ANS-Britain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy
American Expeditionary Force - ANS-About 2 million Americans went to France as members
of this under General John J. Pershing. Included the regular army, the National Guard, and
the new larger force of volunteers and draftees and they served as individuals
American Protective League - ANS-An American World War I-era private organization that
worked with federal law enforcement agencies in support of the anti German Empire
movement, as well as against radical anarchists, anti-war activists, and left-wing labor and
political organizations.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - ANS-Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in
Sarajevo, started World War I.
Article X - ANS-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.
Association of Nations - ANS-a new type of standing international organization dedicated to
fostering international cooperation, providing security for its members, and ensuring a lasting
peace
Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia - ANS-Asking unfair concessions, 48hrs to answer, Serbia
agrees to all but letting them in to observe nations
Battle of the Argonne Forest - ANS-Last major battle US was a part of, bloodiest battle in
history
Main battle of WW1. After battle, Germany is forced to an Armistice.
Bernard Baruch - ANS-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.
British Blockade - ANS-Declared a loose, ineffectual and hence illegal blockade, it defined a
broad list of contraband which was not to be shipped to Germany by neutral countries.
British War Propaganda - ANS-Britain commanded seas, also commanded war news that
was cabled daily to US newspapers, made sure American press was well supplied with
stories of German soldiers atrocities in Belgium and Eastern France
, California Land Policy and tensions with Japan - ANS-In the first two decades of the
twentieth century, the relationship between the United States and Japan was marked by
increasing tension and corresponding attempts to use diplomacy to reduce the threat of
conflict. Each side had territory and interests in Asia that they were concerned the other
might threaten. U.S. treatment of Japanese immigrants, and competition for economic and
commercial opportunities in China also heightened tensions. At the same time, each
country's territorial claims in the Pacific formed the basis for several agreements between
the two nations, as each government sought to protect its own strategic and economic
interests.
Calvin Coolidge - ANS-(1923-1925) and (1925-1929), taciturn; small gov't conservative;
laissez faire ideology; in favor of immigration restriction (Immigration Act); reduced the tax
burden; the Bonus Bill was passed over his veto; Revenue Act of 1924; Kellogg-Briand Pact
Central America - ANS-A region of southern North America extending from the southern
border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from
the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. Important to
the US because of the Panama Canal.
Central Powers - ANS-Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Chicago race riot - ANS-black populations expanded to white neighborhoods, and found jobs
as strikebreakers, and they were triggered by an indecent at a beach lead to black and white
gangs killing fifteen whites and 23 blacks
Citizenship of Puerto Ricans - ANS-Citizenship given to Puerto Ricans in 1914
Colonel Edward House - ANS-foreign policy adviser, sent to European countries to try to
make a peace settlement. didn't work
Committee on Public Information - ANS-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.
Declaration of War - ANS-On April 2, 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to recognize
that a state of war existed between Germany and the US. His speech condemned
Germany's submarine policy as "warfare against mankind" and declared: "the world must be
safe for democracy."
Demobilization - ANS-act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including
disbanding or discharging troops. Men came back home and took their jobs back..
Dominican Republic - ANS-In 1905, the U.S. imposed financial restrictions upon this
Caribbean nation. Part of making sure Latin America traded with the U.S. and not Europe.
Election of 1920 - ANS-Warren G. Harding (R) vs James Cox (D) 2) issues were WW I; the
post-war economy and the League of Nations 3) Harding preached "Normalcy"
Embargo Act 1812 - ANS-Jefferson cuts off all trade w/ Europe
Espionage Act 1917 - ANS-United States federal law passed shortly after entering World
War I, on June 15, 1917, which made it a crime for a person to convey information with intent
to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to
promote the success of its enemies. The legislation was passed at the urging of President
Woodrow Wilson, who feared any widespread dissent in time of war, thinking that it
constituted a real threat to an American victory.
Eugene Debs - ANS-led railroad workers in Pullman strike, arrested; Supreme Court
(decision in re Debs) legalized use of injunction (court order) against unions and strikes. Was
one of 2000 people that were prosecuted under the Espionage and Sedition Acts. He was
given 10 years sentence for speaking against the war
"He Kept Us Out of War!" - ANS-Wilson's most effective slogan in the campaign of 1916
1919 Steel Strike - ANS-Strike centered in Chicago, over 365,000 participated. Wanted to
cut the work day from 12 hours to 8. Employers used anti-immigrant propaganda to sway the
natural born citizens. Turned the middle class against the labor movement.
ABC intervention - ANS-official name was the Consultation, Non-Aggression and Arbitration
Pact. Argentina, Brazil and Chile. May 15, 1915, the Powers met in Canada to sign a formal
treaty, designed to develop cooperation, nonaggression and the arbitration of disputes
between Mexico and the United States.
African American Troops - ANS-Harlem hell-fighters. Spent the most time fighting on the
front line and were the some of the most decorated soldiers
African-American migration - ANS-movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural
Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between
1910 and 1970. The Great Migration
Allies - ANS-Britain, France, and Russia- Later joined by Italy
American Expeditionary Force - ANS-About 2 million Americans went to France as members
of this under General John J. Pershing. Included the regular army, the National Guard, and
the new larger force of volunteers and draftees and they served as individuals
American Protective League - ANS-An American World War I-era private organization that
worked with federal law enforcement agencies in support of the anti German Empire
movement, as well as against radical anarchists, anti-war activists, and left-wing labor and
political organizations.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - ANS-Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in
Sarajevo, started World War I.
Article X - ANS-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.
Association of Nations - ANS-a new type of standing international organization dedicated to
fostering international cooperation, providing security for its members, and ensuring a lasting
peace
Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia - ANS-Asking unfair concessions, 48hrs to answer, Serbia
agrees to all but letting them in to observe nations
Battle of the Argonne Forest - ANS-Last major battle US was a part of, bloodiest battle in
history
Main battle of WW1. After battle, Germany is forced to an Armistice.
Bernard Baruch - ANS-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.
British Blockade - ANS-Declared a loose, ineffectual and hence illegal blockade, it defined a
broad list of contraband which was not to be shipped to Germany by neutral countries.
British War Propaganda - ANS-Britain commanded seas, also commanded war news that
was cabled daily to US newspapers, made sure American press was well supplied with
stories of German soldiers atrocities in Belgium and Eastern France
, California Land Policy and tensions with Japan - ANS-In the first two decades of the
twentieth century, the relationship between the United States and Japan was marked by
increasing tension and corresponding attempts to use diplomacy to reduce the threat of
conflict. Each side had territory and interests in Asia that they were concerned the other
might threaten. U.S. treatment of Japanese immigrants, and competition for economic and
commercial opportunities in China also heightened tensions. At the same time, each
country's territorial claims in the Pacific formed the basis for several agreements between
the two nations, as each government sought to protect its own strategic and economic
interests.
Calvin Coolidge - ANS-(1923-1925) and (1925-1929), taciturn; small gov't conservative;
laissez faire ideology; in favor of immigration restriction (Immigration Act); reduced the tax
burden; the Bonus Bill was passed over his veto; Revenue Act of 1924; Kellogg-Briand Pact
Central America - ANS-A region of southern North America extending from the southern
border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from
the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. Important to
the US because of the Panama Canal.
Central Powers - ANS-Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Chicago race riot - ANS-black populations expanded to white neighborhoods, and found jobs
as strikebreakers, and they were triggered by an indecent at a beach lead to black and white
gangs killing fifteen whites and 23 blacks
Citizenship of Puerto Ricans - ANS-Citizenship given to Puerto Ricans in 1914
Colonel Edward House - ANS-foreign policy adviser, sent to European countries to try to
make a peace settlement. didn't work
Committee on Public Information - ANS-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.
Declaration of War - ANS-On April 2, 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to recognize
that a state of war existed between Germany and the US. His speech condemned
Germany's submarine policy as "warfare against mankind" and declared: "the world must be
safe for democracy."
Demobilization - ANS-act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including
disbanding or discharging troops. Men came back home and took their jobs back..
Dominican Republic - ANS-In 1905, the U.S. imposed financial restrictions upon this
Caribbean nation. Part of making sure Latin America traded with the U.S. and not Europe.
Election of 1920 - ANS-Warren G. Harding (R) vs James Cox (D) 2) issues were WW I; the
post-war economy and the League of Nations 3) Harding preached "Normalcy"
Embargo Act 1812 - ANS-Jefferson cuts off all trade w/ Europe
Espionage Act 1917 - ANS-United States federal law passed shortly after entering World
War I, on June 15, 1917, which made it a crime for a person to convey information with intent
to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to
promote the success of its enemies. The legislation was passed at the urging of President
Woodrow Wilson, who feared any widespread dissent in time of war, thinking that it
constituted a real threat to an American victory.
Eugene Debs - ANS-led railroad workers in Pullman strike, arrested; Supreme Court
(decision in re Debs) legalized use of injunction (court order) against unions and strikes. Was
one of 2000 people that were prosecuted under the Espionage and Sedition Acts. He was
given 10 years sentence for speaking against the war
