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War & the American State
1914–1920
Chapter Objectives:
After you have read this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: I. How & why did World War I begin? II. Evaluate & discuss President Wilson’s decision to enter the war in 1917. III. Why was World War I considered a “total war”? IV. How did the war affect economic affairs & social relationships in America? V. How & why did President Wilson attempt to shape the Treaty of Versailles? VI. Assess & discuss the failure of the Settlement of 1919–1920 to achieve a lasting peace in America & in Europe.
Chapter Annotated Outline
I. The Great War, 1914–1918 A. War in Europe 1. When war …show more content…
Served as a nationalizing force by promoting the development of a national ideology. 2. During the war, the CPI touched the lives of practically every American, & in its zeal, it often ventured into hatemongering against the Germans. 3. Many Americans found themselves targets of suspicion a. Self-appointed agents of the American Protective League spied on neighbors & coworkers. 4. CPI a. Encouraged ethnic groups to give up their Old World customs in the spirit of “One Hundred Percent Americanism,” b. There was an insistence on conformity & an intolerance of dissent. 5. Law enforcement officials tolerated little criticism of established values & institutions a. Legal tools for curbing dissent = the Espionage Act of 1917 & the Sedition Act of 1918. 6. The acts (defined treason & sedition loosely): a. Led to the conviction of 1000+ b. The courts rarely resisted wartime legal excesses. 7. In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court upheld limits on freedom of speech that wouldn”t have been acceptable in
War & the American State
1914–1920
Chapter Objectives:
After you have read this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: I. How & why did World War I begin? II. Evaluate & discuss President Wilson’s decision to enter the war in 1917. III. Why was World War I considered a “total war”? IV. How did the war affect economic affairs & social relationships in America? V. How & why did President Wilson attempt to shape the Treaty of Versailles? VI. Assess & discuss the failure of the Settlement of 1919–1920 to achieve a lasting peace in America & in Europe.
Chapter Annotated Outline
I. The Great War, 1914–1918 A. War in Europe 1. When war …show more content…
Served as a nationalizing force by promoting the development of a national ideology. 2. During the war, the CPI touched the lives of practically every American, & in its zeal, it often ventured into hatemongering against the Germans. 3. Many Americans found themselves targets of suspicion a. Self-appointed agents of the American Protective League spied on neighbors & coworkers. 4. CPI a. Encouraged ethnic groups to give up their Old World customs in the spirit of “One Hundred Percent Americanism,” b. There was an insistence on conformity & an intolerance of dissent. 5. Law enforcement officials tolerated little criticism of established values & institutions a. Legal tools for curbing dissent = the Espionage Act of 1917 & the Sedition Act of 1918. 6. The acts (defined treason & sedition loosely): a. Led to the conviction of 1000+ b. The courts rarely resisted wartime legal excesses. 7. In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court upheld limits on freedom of speech that wouldn”t have been acceptable in