A Young People’s History, Chapter 14, “World War 1”

(Quizlet )

1. How many people died in battle?
2. How many people died of hunger?
3. What did the socialists call the War?

Important Terms:

1. Spheres of influence
2. Trench warfare
3. Draft
4. Dissent
5. Espionage Act

Important People

1. Woodrow Wilson
2. Charles Schenck
3. Oliver Wendell Holmes
4. Schenck v. United States (1919)
5. Andrea Salsedo

Blood And Money

1. Why did the authorities on both sides conceal the number of dead soldiers?
2. Why did the US enter WW1?
3. What was the truth about Lusitania?
4. Why was the war in Europe good for the US?
5. What kind of speech did President Wilson use to justify American involvement?

The Radical Response

1. Do you think the Supreme Court’s ruling against Charles Schneck was just? Explain.
2. Who worked with the government to spread fear and silence dissent?
3. What did the American Protective League do?
4. Why and how did the war finally destroy the IWW?

After the Fighting

1. How many US soldiers died?
2. What did the government do to foreign anarchists?