What were the long-term and short-term causes of World War I? How did the Lusitania factor into the war? What was Germany’s goal in the Zimmermann Note? Why did the United States j... What were the long-term and short-term causes of World War I? How did the Lusitania factor into the war? What was Germany’s goal in the Zimmermann Note? Why did the United States join the war in 1917? What was the goal of the Selective Service Act? How did the U.S. help the Allies win the war? How did the war affect the American economy? Why did the U.S. discourage strikes during the war? How did conservation efforts help the U.S. win the war? What was the goal for Daylight Savings Time? How was the fighting experience different for African American soldiers than for white soldiers? What was the Great Migration? What caused this movement? Why did the government pass the Espionage and Sedition Acts? How did the Supreme Court respond when the law was challenged? What did the Treaty of Versailles call for? What was Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations? Why did the Senate resist joining the League of Nations? How did each of the following events represent a rise in nativism after the war: Sacco & Vanzetti case, Quota system, Return of the KKK? How was the quota system designed to discriminate? Why were the Palmer Raids considered unconstitutional? What was the Red Scare? Why did the U.S. increase tariffs after the war? Why did the U.S. organize the Washington Conference? What was the goal of the Dawes Plan? What was the goal of the Kellogg-Briand Pact? Why wasn’t it successful? How was President Harding associated with scandal? Read more

Long-term causes of WWI: militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism. Short-term: assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Lusitania: swayed U.S. opinion. Zimmerman Note: entice Mexico against U.S. U.S. joined due to submarine warfare. Selective Service: draft. Treaty of Versailles: reparations, League of Nations.

The long-term causes of World War I included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. The short-term causes included the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Lusitania incident swayed U.S. opinion towards joining the war after it was torpedoed by a German submarine. Germany’s goal in the Zimmermann Note was to persuade Mexico to join the war against the U.S. if the U.S. entered the war. The United States joined the war in 1917 partly because of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare. The goal of the Selective Service Act was to draft soldiers into the military. The U.S. helped the Allies win by providing fresh troops and material support. The war stimulated the American economy by increasing demand for goods, but the U.S. discouraged strikes to maintain production levels. Conservation efforts helped by ensuring resources were available for the military. Daylight Savings Time was introduced to conserve energy. African American soldiers often faced discrimination and segregation during the war. The Great Migration involved African Americans moving north for job opportunities and to escape segregation. The Espionage and Sedition Acts were passed to prevent anti-war activities and dissent, which the Supreme Court upheld. The Treaty of Versailles called for reparations from Germany and the formation of the League of Nations, which President Wilson supported, but the Senate resisted due to concerns about losing sovereignty. Post-war nativism was represented by events like the Sacco & Vanzetti case, which displayed anti-immigrant sentiment, and the Quota System, which limited immigration. The Palmer Raids were unconstitutional because they ignored civil liberties in pursuit of supposed radicals. The Red Scare was a fear of communism spreading in the U.S. Tariffs were increased to protect American industries post-war. The Washington Conference was organized for naval disarmament. The goal of the Dawes Plan was to restructure Germany's reparations payments. The Kellogg-Briand Pact aimed to renounce war, but it failed without enforcement mechanisms. President Harding was associated with scandals like the Teapot Dome.