US & WWI (US Before Entry into WWI - America Mobilizes for the War)
Across
- 7. British journalists/propagandists stressed & exaggerated the brutality of Germany's actions in ____
- 9. The War ____ Board had very broad powers to distribute raw materials, tell manufacturers what to produce, and sets prices
- 11. "He Has Kept Us Out of the War" was a phrase used in the ____ of 1916
- 12. The ____ on Public lnformation educated the public about the nature of the war, convincing Americans the war was a just cause
- 14. The National ____ Act expanded the size of the army
- 15. ____ believed the war was none of America's business and we should avoid hostilities
- 19. The ____ Note stated that if the U.S. declared war on Germany, Mexico should declare war on the U.S.
- 21. On ____ 2nd, 1917, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war
- 22. After sinking the Sussex, an unarmed French passenger ship, Germany pledged not to sink any more unarmed ships by signing the ____ Pledge
- 23. The Naval ____ Act ordered the building of more warships
- 24. The CPI assembled an army of 75,000 speakers known as "4 ___ men"
- 26. ____ believed the U.S. should play a role in world affairs, work toward achieving peace, but not enter the war
Down
- 1. The increase in prices by the Food Administration encouraged farmers to purchase more land to increase ____ and reap wartime profits
- 2. Britain used their navy to ____ Germany in order to keep essential goods from reaching them
- 3. After the declaration of war, 24 million Americans ____ for the military.
- 4. Many ____ benefited from increased demand by warring nations for American goods
- 5. A German U-boat sank the ____, a British passenger ship with 128 Americans on board.
- 6. The Food Administration asked Americans to ____ meat, wheat, sugar, and others as a patriotic gesture
- 8. The ____ Administration reduced non-industrial consumption and implemented daylight saving time
- 10. Wilson urged Americans to be "____ in thought as well as action"
- 13. Between 1914-1917, U.S. gave ____ and munitions to Allies
- 16. German-Americans & ____-Americans supported Central Powers
- 17. Arthur Zimmerman promised Mexico, in return for siding with Germany,that they would get back ____, New Mexico, and Arizona.
- 18. Because pre-war America was not militarily prepared, Wilson pushed Congress to pass the ____ Service Act
- 20. ____ believed the war affected American interests and the U.S. should intervene on the side of the Allies
- 25. To pay for the war, two approaches were used: Raise income taxes and sell ____