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Chapter 29 & 30 Test

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Woodrow Wilson
-28th president of the United States
-known for World War I leadership
Election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson wins against Taft
New Nationalism
Roosevelt's domestic platform that accepted the power of trusts
New Freedom
Woodrow Wilson's domestic policy that promoted tariff revision
Federal Reserve Act
law that created the modern banking system
Wilson's Triple Wall of Privilege
tariffs, banks, and trusts
Clayton Antitrust Act
1914 law that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act
Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
June 28, 1914 & caused war
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germans sunk a British ship killing 139 Americans
Sussex Pledge
German pledge to warn before attacking
Zimmerman Note
Message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico
Russian Revolution
1917
American interaction with WWII
got involved b/c Germany attacked
Wilson's 14 Points
14-point program for world peace
Espionage Act of 1917
Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1
Sedition Act of 1918
made it illegal for americans to speak bad about the gov
Schenk v. US (1919)
Congress has right to prohibit speech that causes a "clear and present danger"
Great Steel Strike of 1919
united 365,000 immigrant workers demands
19th Amendment/Women's Suffrage
Gave women the right to vote
Food Administration
government was established to increase food and ration for the military.
Selective Service Act
law requiring men to register for military service
League of Nations
an organization formed in 1920 to promote peace among nations
Treaty or Versailles
peace treaty signed by Germany and Allied powers after World War I.
Wilson's Collapse
Wilson had a stroke and became paralyzed after a speech pushing the U.S. to join the League of Nations, the U.S never did and some ethnic groups were still dissatisfied
Election of 1920
Warren G. Harding (R) vs James Cox (D)
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