World War 1 (jul 28, 1914 – nov 11, 1918)

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CAUSES (MANIA)
- militarism -> ideology that a state should have
a strong military to expand national interests
(limited space in Europe)
- alliances
- nationalism -> supporting nat. interests to the
exclusion of others
- imperialism -> more chances to fight
- assassination -> Franz Ferdinand

US NEUTRALITY
- stronger connection to Allies
- Wilson knew that the west didn't care about
the war and the ships
- Wilson knew that Progressivism would end
with the war
- traded with both sides
- British blockade
- unrestricted submarine warfare
- public was largely anti-German
- unrestricted submarine warfare
- Lusitania (1915)
- Sussex Pledge (1916)
- begins again (1917)

US ENTRY
- violations to US neutrality
- Zimmerman Note
- infuriated westerners over loss of their land
- Reassuming unrestricted submarine warfare
- Congress declares war
- "make the world safe for democracy"

MOBILIZING FOR WAR
- Selective Service Act
- Total War Effort
- war financed by war bonds and income taxes
- National War Labor Board
- War Industries Board
- US Food Administration
- growing support for the 18th amendment
- conserve resources
- anti-German sentiment

SILENCING DISSENT
- Committee of Public Information
- Espionage Act (1917)
- Sedition Act (1918)
- Schenck vs. US
- Supreme Court supports the argument that
freedom of speech can be restricted
- "a clear and present danger"
- National security > civil liberties

SOCIAL IMPACT
- The Great Migration
- race riots
- women play a key role in the war

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