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In March 1916, but Wilson pushed for greater war preperation (oponents mobilized on the streets and in Congresss)
published literaturesponsored large rallies featuring movie starsportrayed America as a unified moral community engaged in a crusade for peace and freedomdepicted Germans as bestial monsters
new cooperations like RCA that set the stage for the new radio broadcasting industry of the 1920s
the counter-offensive that followed and helped force the Germans into signing an armistice
anti-german feeling that worked against breweries with german names need to conserve grainmoral fervor associated with entry into the war
set severe penalties for anyone found guilty aiding the enemy excluded from the mail periodicals the postmaster considered treasonous
a mass African-American migration out of the South and into northern cities
the arming of merchant ships and allowing them to shoot submarines -in one month German U-boats sank seven merchant ships
when German relations worsened; accepted an international commison's reccomendation
noncombat jobs, those that did fight served with distinction and were treated well by the French
shored up defensive lines to stop a German advance that came within 50 miles of Paris
gave them a leading role in their communities selling war bonds, coordinating food conservation drives, and working for hospitals and the Red Cross
led to competing camps of alliances -the triple alliance (central powers)-the tripe entente (allied powers)
Resumed unrestricted submarine warfare, gambling that they could destroy the allies before America intervened (Wilson broke diplomatic relations)
Sank a British passenger ship secretly loaded with armaents, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans
that it would follow increased U.S. trade and investments (RR's, mining, plantations)
"dollar diplomacy" that substituted investment for military intervention
expanded it to justify armed intervention in the Caribbeanwhere the united states assumed managemnet of several nations' finances (roosevelt/corollary)
secured a zone in panama for a canal, completed in 1914 ($720 million)
germany made a 10 year non aggression aoct with who?
