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

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  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
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  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 ____