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U.S. History
Vocabulary US history chapter 10 and 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Attrition | A reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or stregth. |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a nations authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means. |
| Zimmerman Note | A message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German - Mexocam alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the United States entered World War I. |
| Militarism | The policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war. |
| No Mans Land | An unoccupied region between opposing armies. |
| Selective Service Act | A law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service. |
| Conscientious Objector | A person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare. |
| Mechanized Warfare | Military operations that depend on motorized vehicles, such as tanks and aircraft. |
| War Industries Board | An agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war related industries. |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | Two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against United States participation in World War I. |
| Fourteen Points | The principals making up President Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I. |
| League of Nations | An associaton of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. |
| Treaty of Versailles | The 1919 treaty that ended World War I. |
| Annexation | To incoporate into a country, state or city the terristory of another country, state, or city, etc. |
| War Guilt Clause | A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany aknowledged that it alone was responsibble for World War I. |
| Ramifications | A development or consequences growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement. |
| Futility | Lack of effectivness or success. |
| Propaganda | Information, especially of a misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. |
| Mores | The fixed morally binding customs of a particular group. |
| Great Migration | The large scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th century. |
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