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Chapter 10 Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alsace-Lorraine | Territory lost during a conflict. |
| Militarism | glorification of the military. |
| Western Front | Battle front between the Allies and Central Powers in western Europe during World War 1. |
| Casualty | Soldiers killed, wounded or missing. |
| Contraband | Supplies captured from an enemy during wartime. |
| U-Boat | German submarine |
| Lusitania | British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during World War 1. |
| Zimmerman Note | Telegram written by German Foreign Minister Zimmerman proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States during World War 1. |
| Selective Service Act | Act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service. |
| Committee on Public Information (CPI) | Government agency created during World War 1 to encourage Americans to support the war. |
| Conscientious Objector | Person whose moral or religious beliefs forbid him or her to fight in wars. |
| Espionage Act | Act passed by Congress in 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities. |
| Great Migration | Movement of African Americans in the twentieth century from the rural South to the industrial North. |
| Convoy | Group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by war ships. |
| Fourteen Points | List of terms for resolving World War 1 and future wars outlined by American President Woodrow Wilson. |
| Self-Determination | The right of people to choose their own form of government. |
| League of Nations | World organization established after World War 1 to promote peaceful cooperation between countries. |
| Reparations | Payment for war damages. |
| "Irreconcilables" | Isolationist senators who opposed any treaty ending World War 1 that had a League of Nations folded into it. |
| "Reservationists" | A group of Senators, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, who opposed the Treaty of Versailles to end World War 1, unless specific changes were included. |
| Influenza | Flu virus. |
| Inflation | Rising prices. |
| Red Scare | Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life. |
| Palmer Raids | The series of raids in the early 1920s initiated by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, against suspected radicals and communists. |
| Creditor Nation | Country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other countries. |