WW1 APUSH Study Set

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This Act prohibited uttering, writing, or publishing "any abusive or disloyal language" concerning the flag, Constitution, government, or armed forces.

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Espionage Act

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The right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters without having to worry about war interference.

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Freedom of the Sea

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The overthrow of Russia's Provisional Government in the fall of 1917 by Lenin and his forces, made possible by the government's continuing defeat in the war, its failure to bring political reform, and a further decline in the conditions of everyday life.

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Bolshevik Revolution

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This Act passed in 1917 made it a crime to obstruct military recruitment, to encourage mutiny, or to aid the enemy by spreading lies.

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Sedition Act

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A large group of people that built support for the war effort in Europe among Americans. It depicted Germans and other enemies on bad terms, and served to censor the press.

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Committee for Public Information

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A 1917 intercepted dispatch in which Germans foreign secretary urged Mexico to join the Central Powers and promised that if the United States entered the war, Germany would help Mexico recover Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

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Zimmerman Telegram

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The Democratic representative in the presidential elections of 1912 and 1916: 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership. He was elected into the presidency as a minority president. He was born in Virginia and was raised in a very religious family. He was widely known for his political sermons.

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Woodrow Wilson

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American leader of the movement to legalize birth control during the early 1900's. As a nurse in the poor sections of New York City, she had seen the suffering caused by unwanted pregnancy.

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Margaret Sanger

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Governor of Wisconsin who was a progressive Republican leader. His "Wisconsin Idea" was the model for state progressive government. He used the "brain trust", a panel of experts, to help him create effective, efficient government.

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Robert LaFollette

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Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Propoganda