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ohs us hist. ch 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| c |