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ch.10 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Central Powers | an alliance including Germany |
| Treaty of Versailles | a document blaming Germany for War |
| U-Boat | a submarine |
| Fourteen Points | the goals for peace stated by Wilson |
| Zimmerman Telegram | a letter from Germany to Mexico |
| convoy system | a method of guarding merchant ships |
| League of Nations | an organization to settle conflicts |
| armistice | an end to fighting war |
| Palmer raids | the arrests over 6000 people |
| Great Migration | the movement of African Americans to cities in the north |
| Why did we fight in WW1? | To stay loyal to the Allies and to keep Germany from taking over France |
| Who did we fight? | Germany and the Central powers |
| Who helped us? | The Allies |
| Who won? | The Allies |
| What years did it cover? | 1914-1918 |
| The leader of the american forces in Europe was | John J. Pershing |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Wrote | The supreme court opinion that free sheep could be limited, especially in war time |
| The turning point of WW1 came during the summer time of 1918 with the | Second battle of the Marne |
| A revolution in Russia caused the | red scare which was a wave of panic in the United States in 1919 and 1920 |
| The AEF | it included nearly 2 million American soldiers who went to France to fight in WW1 |