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Chapter 10
WWI Vocabulary 2
Term | Definition |
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Central Powers | An alliance including Germany. |
Treaty of Versailles | A document blaming Germany for war. |
U-Boat | A German submarine. |
Fourteen Points | The goals for peace stated by president Wilson. |
Zimmermann Telegram | A letter from Germany to Mexico. |
Convoy System | A method of guarding merchant ships. |
League Of Nations | An organization to settle conflict, it did not include the U.S.A. |
Armistice | An end to fighting in a war. |
Palmer Raids | The arrests if over 6,000 people. |
Great Migration | The movement of African Americans to cities in the North. |
John J. Pershings | The leader of the American Forces in Europe. |
Oliver Wendell Holmes | Wrote the Supreme Court opinion that free speech could be limited, especially in war time. |
Second Battle of the Marne | The turning point of WWI, happened in the summer of 1918. |
Red Scare | A revolution in Russia caused a wave of panic in the United States in 1919 and 1920. |
American Expeditionary Force | Included nearly two million American soldiers who went to France to fight in WWI. |
Why did we fight in WWI? | Because the Allied Forces needed help, Germany was sinking our ships, and the Zimmerman telegram. |
Who did we fight? | The Central Powers. |
Who helped us? | The Allied Forces. |
Who won? | The Allied Forces. |
What years did it cover? | 1914-1918. |