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Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation |
| militarism | the development of armed forces and their use as a tool for diplomacy |
| allies | a formal agreement or union |
| central powers | middle eastern land controlled by the turks |
| archduke franz ferdinand | heir to austrian throne |
| no man's land | the land between trenches |
| trench warfare | armies fought on flat ground in trenches dug to capture land |
| lusitania | british liner sank by germans |
| zimmermann note | proposed an alliance between germany and mexico |
| eddie rickenbacker | fighter pilot in world war 1 |
| selective service act | men required to register for the military. (draft) |
| convoy system | heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships |
| american expidetionary force | american infantry led by pershing |
| general john pershing | led the AEF |
| alvin york | famous hero of world war 1 |
| conscientious objector | a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds |
| armistice | a truce that ended world war 1 |
| war industries board | mass production to increase efficiency |
| bernard baruch | led the WIB |
| propaganda | war posters and advertisment to get people to enlist |
| george creel | head of CPI, ex muckracker |
| espionage and sedition acts | a person can be put in jail for saying anything against the government or war effort |
| great migration | thousands of southern blacks moved to north |
| fourteen points | speech by president wilson to congress on preventing war |
| league of nations | a forum for nations to discuss and settle grievences |
| georges clemanceau | french premier |
| david lloyd george | british prime minister |
| treaty of versailles | established nine new nations |
| reparations | germany had to pay 33 billion in damages to the allies |
| war guilt clause | forced germany to admit responsibility for the war |
| henry cabot lodge | leader of conservative senators |