US & WWI (US Before Entry into WWI - America Mobilizes for the War)

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