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AP U.S. History
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Chapter 21 Summary: America and the Great War
Roosevelt Corollary
a. U.S. would intervene in Latin-American affairs to maintain economic and political ___________
b. Applied to
i. Dominican Republic: Fallen behind in debt payments
ii. _________________: Civil unrest
II. Dollar Diplomacy
a. Political influence would follow increased U.S. trade and _______________ investment
i. Central America (railroads, mines, plantations)
ii. Haiti (keep out foreign funds)
b. Contrasts with __________________ big stick policy
III. American Presence in the Caribbean
a. Panama
i. The U.S. helps Panama revolt against ______________
ii. Panama declares independence: U.S. recognizes
iii. Construction of Panama _________________
1. Over 5,000 laborers perished
2. Greatly reduced time required to travel by ship
IV. Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy
a. Condemned Imperialism
i. Latin American countries
ii. Only trade with countries that had American _________________
b. Mexican Revolution
i. _______________ diplomacy fails
ii. U.S. invades Mexico but falls short of war
V. World War I Begins
a. Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
b. Wilson pushes for American ___________________
i. German/Irish-Americans side with Central Powers
ii. Other Americans identify with Great Britain and France
iii. Economic interest with ________________
VI. The U.S. Prepares for War
a. Germany declares waters around the British Isles to be a war zone
i. German _______________ sink Lusitania & Sussex
1. Wilson threatens break in diplomatic relations with Germany
b. National Defense Act __________________ size of U.S. army
c. Not all Americans support preparations
d. Zimmerman Note intercepted
i. German-Mexican alliance against U.S.
ii. _____________________ tool for U.S. entry into the war
e. The Germans resume ______________________ submarine warfare
i. Heavy American death toll
ii. Wilson signs declaration of war on April 6, 1917
VII. Selling the War in the U.S.
a. Committee of Public Information
i. Created to organize public opinion
ii. Posters, films, books, _________________ the war
iii. Themes
1. America as a unified ____________ community
2. Crusade for peace and freedom
3. Negative campaign against __________________
b. Selective Service Act introduced
VIII. The War Itself
a. More Americans die due to disease than to combat
b. _________________ warfare slows pace of war
c. More Americans fight in France
IX. An Uneasy Peace
a. The _____________________ Points
i. Set new national boundaries in Europe
ii. Principles of international conduct
iii. League of Nations
b. Treaty of __________________
i. Harsh against Germany
ii. Not ratified by the U.S.
iii. U.S. did not join the _______________________________
X. Results of the War
a. Economic
i. American businesses expand and gain ____________-ii. Taxes on income/profits become major source of revenue
b. AFL labor ______________ increases in power
i. Demand for workers increase
ii. Better wages and working conditions
iii. National War Labor Board
c. _____________________
i. Radical IWW weakens
ii. Socialists
iii. Sacco and __________________
XI. Women’s Rights
a. Lose jobs to returning ________________i. Most retain white collared jobs
ii. Fewer work in manufacturing/domestic service
b. Nineteenth Amendment ratified
i. Women allowed to vote nationwide
ii. ___________________ uses radical tactics
c. Eighteenth Amendment ratified
i. National ban on __________________ drinks
ii. Stimulus for organized crime
XII. Repression and Reaction
a. Espionage Act
i. Government tool for ______________ of antiwar sentiment
ii. FBI organized to enforce act
iii. Supreme Court endorses restrictions on speech
b. Great Migration
i. Movement of millions of African Americans to North during & after WWI
ii. Fueled by ________________ in South and job openings in North