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The act required men over the age of 21 to register for military service. It was passed to maintain a large number of troops in the military.

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Many African-American leaders thought that participating in the war effort would prove that they are equally as willing and have the ability to fight for their country, just like their white counterparts. But, when they were enlisted, they still faced racism and segregation. When they came back, race riots started because white people didn't want them to have their glory.

Vocab: W.E.B Dubois - Black American leader and activist that supported the war effort.

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The 14 points' major purpose was to build a territorial ground between America and Germany, as well as a sense of long-term peace, collective security, and togetherness. A crucial component of the Fourteen Points was the pledge of collective security, which stated that an assault on one sovereign member would be considered as an attack on all.

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The 14 points' major purpose was to build a territorial ground between America and Germany, as well as a sense of long-term peace, collective security, and togetherness. A crucial component of the Fourteen Points was the pledge of collective security, which stated that an assault on one sovereign member would be considered as an attack on all.

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killed American soldiers and sailors during the war. The virus spread very quickly, reducing the number of U.S. Army and Navy personnel. Which was ten times more deaths as many as in the world war.

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Propaganda's role was to influence and encourage people to help the war in multiple ways. Donating supplies, joining the army, buying war bonds, etc. Publicity campaigns helped influence the image of political figures to the public.

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Postwar instabilities led directly toward a global depression and a second world war. The war sparked the Bolshevik Revolution, which led to the Soviet Union and later the Cold War. It created Middle Eastern nations and aggravated ethnic tensions that the United States could never overcome. And the United States had fought on the European mainland as a major power.

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The military determined who was fit to serve by doing a series of tests. One was a basic fitness test and another was a cognitive test to determine intelligence. This test also evaluated neurological, psychiatric, and mental awareness. Those who didn’t pass the cognitive test did not serve. Some were even sent to hospitals and mental facilities. Those who could read took the Army Alpha Test Those who couldn’t read or didn’t speak English took the Army Beta Test.

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The League of Nations failed due to the efforts of Henry Cabot Lodge who was a republican senator from Massachusetts. He was against getting involved in other countries problems and started a campaign against the League. After Wilson suffered an incapacitating stroke, Henry got the upper hand and killed the League of Nations idea.

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Wilson's points were too idealistic because he didn’t take into account Britain’s and France’s claims.

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clogged transportation lines, and filled hospitals with so many sick patients that injured soldiers had low chances of getting treatment.

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African American soldiers were still facing racial discrimination when they returned home. They thought there were going to change such as more rights and job opportunities.

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Some barriers to the U.S war effort at the beginning of the war were that they were unprepared in nearly every aspect of modern war. An army wasn't ready or prepared, not trained or equipped. It took a long time to be ready.

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Led to Europe being split up into many countries and the end of the German empire

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The Russian Revolution cleared the ground for communism to become a globally powerful political ideology system. It paved the way for the Soviet Union to emerge as a world force capable of competing with the United States during the Cold War.