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ohs us hist. ch 10
Question | Answer |
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Alsace-Lorraine | France's lost territory during the conflict between them and Germany |
militarism | glorification of the military |
Western Front | a critical battle front that would determine who would win the war |
casualty | soldiers killed |
contraband | weapons and other articles |
U-boat | submarines |
Lusitania | British passenger liner that was sunk by the Germans |
Zimmermann note | proposed an alliance with Mexico, stating that if the US declared war on Germany, Mexico should declare war on the US |
Selective Service Act | draft of young men into the military |
conscientious objector | people whose moral or religious beliefs forbid them to fight in wars |
CPI | educated the public about the causes and nature of the war |
Espionage Act | allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspapers, magazines or printed materials from the mail |
Great Migration | when AAs went to the north |
convoy | group of merchant ships sailed to gether protected by warships |
Fourteen Points | peace without victory that Wilson made |
self-determination | the right of people to choose their own form of government |
League of Nations | secure mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike |
reparations | payment for war damages |
irreconciables | senators who believed that the US should not get entangled in world politics or involved in world organizations |
reservationists | senators that were opposed to the treaty as it was written |
influenza | flu |
inflation | rising prices |
Red Scare | wave of widespread fear of suspected communists and radicals thought to be plotting revolution within the US |
Palmer Raids | when police arrested thousands of radicalists or immigrants |
creditor nation | a nation that other countries owe money to |
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