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Chapter 11 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation |
| militarism | the policy of buliding up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy. |
| allies | in WW1, the group of nations- originally consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the U.S. Italy and others- that opposed the Central powers |
| central powers | the group of nations- led by Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire- that opposed the Allies in world War 1 |
| archduke franz ferdinand | assassinated by Serbia which led to Austria Hungry declaring war on Serbia |
| no man's land | an unoccupied region between opposing armies |
| trench warfare | military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield |
| Lusitania | a british passenger ship that was sunk by a german u-boat in 1915 |
| Zimmermann note | a message sent in 1917 by the German Foreign minister to the German ambassador in mexico, proposing a german-mexican alliance and promising to help mexican regain texas, new mexico, and arizona if the U.S entered WW1 |
| Eddie Rickenbacker | famous fighter pilot of WW1, was well known as a racecar driver before the war |
| Selective Service Act | a law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service |
| convoy system | the protection of merchant ships form U-boat- German submarine- attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships |
| american expeditionary force | the U.S. forces, led by General John Pershing, who fought with the Allies in Europe during WW1 |
| general john j. pershing | Led the American Expeditionary Forces |
| alvin york | one of America's greatest war heroes, famous |
| conscientious objector | a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare |
| armistice | a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict |
| War Industries Board | an agency established during World war 1 to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war related industries |
| Bernard M. baruch | prosperous business man |
| propaganda | a kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
| George Creel | head of CPI, was former muckraking journalist |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War 1 |
| Great Migration | the large-scale movement of African Americans from the south to northern cities in the early 20th century |
| Fourteen points | the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace following WW1 |
| League of Nations | an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace |
| Georges Clemenceau | French prime minister was determined to prevent future invasions |
| David Lloyd George | British prime minister just won reelection on the slogan "Make Germany Pay" |
| Treaty of Versailles | the 1919 peace treaty at the end of world war 1 which established new nations, borders, and war reparations |
| reparations | the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war |
| war-guilt clause | a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was resposible for World War 1 |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | head of the conservation senators that was suspicious of the provision for joint economic and military action against aggression |
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