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Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of ones nation |
| Militarism | the policy of building up armed forces in agressive prepardness for war and their use as tool of diplomacy |
| Allies | In WWI, the group of nations- originally consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia, and later-joined by the US, Italy, etc that opposed Central Powers |
| Central Powers | a group of nations-led by Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire that opposed the Allies in WWI |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | heir to Austro-Hungarian Empire. His assassination triggered WWI. |
| "No Mans Land" | an unoccupied region between opposing armies |
| Trench warfare | military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than an open battlefield. |
| Lusitania | A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 |
| Zimmerman Note | a message sent in 1917 by the German Foreign Minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain states. |
| Eddie Rickenbacker | Famous fighter with most victories |
| Selective Service Act | A law, enacted in 1917 that required men to register for military service |
| Convoy System | The protection of merchant ships from U-boats attack by having the ships travel in large groups ecorted by warships. |
| American Expeditionary Force | The group of nations that opposed the Central Powers |
| General John J. Pershings | Commander of American Expeditionary Force in Europe |
| Alvin York | Sought exemption from the war on moral grounds, but went on to be an American War Hero |
| Conscientious objector | a person who refuses, on moral groups, to participate in warfare |
| Armitice | a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict |
| War Industries Board | an agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries. |
| Bernard M. Baruch | Reorganized the War Industries Board |
| Propaganda | A kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
| George Creel | Head of Commitee of Public Information |
| Espionageand Sedition Acts | Two laws enacted that imposed harsh penalites on anyone interfering with or speaking against US participation in WWI |
| Great Migration | The large-scale movement of African Americans from the south to northern cities in the 20th century. |
| Fourteen Points | The principles making up President Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace following WWI. |
| League of Nations | An association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. |
| George Clemenceau | French premier who was determine to prevent future invasions |
| David Lloyd George | British Prime Minister that wanted to punish Germany for its role in war |
| Treaty of Versailles | The 1919 peace treaty at the end of WWI which established new nations, borders and war reparations. |
| Reparations | The compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injurt it inflicted during a war. |
| War Guilt Cause | A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledges that it was responsible for WWI. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Conservative Senator who wanted to keep the US our of the League of Nations |
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