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Randalynn Sharp
Chapter 11 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Nationalism | A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation. |
Militarism | The policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy. |
Allies | The group of nations that opposed the Central Powers 2. |
Central powers | The group of nations that opposed allies in WWI. |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand | The heir to the Austria throne. Assassinated. |
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 an open battlefield. |
Lusstiania | A British passenger boat 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 to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico,and Arizona if the U.S entered WWI. |
Eddie Rickenbacker | A famous flight pilot of WWI. |
Selective Service Act | A law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service. |
Convoy system | The protection of merchant ships from U-boat 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 during WWI in Europe. |
General John J. Pershing | Leaded of the American Expeditionary Force. (AEF) |
Alvin York | Became famous fighting in Meuse-Argonne. |
Conscientious objector | A person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare. |
Armistice | An agreement to end an armed conflict. |
War Industries Board | An agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war industries. |
Bernard M. Baruch | A prosperous business man. |
Propaganda | A kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions. |
George Creel | The head of CPI and a former muckraker |
Espionage and Sedition Act | Two laws that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering or speaking against U.S participation in WWI. |
Great Migration | The large scale movement of African Americans from south to northern cities in the early 20th century. |
Fourteen Points | The principles making up President Wilson's for world peace following WWI. |
League of Nations | An association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. |
Georges Clemenceau | Wanted to prevent future invasions after he went through a couple of them himself. |
David Lloyd George | The British prime minister. |
Treaty of Versailes | The peace treaty at the end of WWI which established new nations, borders, and war reparations. |
Reparations | The compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during war. |
War-guilt clausee | A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which German acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI. |
Henry Lodge | Head of conversational senators. |
Nationalism | A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation. |
Militarism | The policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy. |
Allies | The group of nations that opposed the Central Powers 2. |
Central powers | The group of nations that opposed allies in WWI. |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand | The heir to the Austria throne. Assassinated. |
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 an open battlefield. |
Lusstiania | A British passenger boat 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 to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico,and Arizona if the U.S entered WWI. |
Eddie Rickenbacker | A famous flight pilot of WWI. |
Selective Service Act | A law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service. |
Convoy system | The protection of merchant ships from U-boat 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 during WWI in Europe. |
General John J. Pershing | Leaded of the American Expeditionary Force. (AEF) |
Alvin York | Became famous fighting in Meuse-Argonne. |
Conscientious objector | A person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare. |
Armistice | An agreement to end an armed conflict. |
War Industries Board | An agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war industries. |
Bernard M. Baruch | A prosperous business man. |
Propaganda | A kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions. |
George Creel | The head of CPI and a former muckraker |
Espionage and Sedition Act | Two laws that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering or speaking against U.S participation in WWI. |
Great Migration | The large scale movement of African Americans from south to northern cities in the early 20th century. |
Fourteen Points | The principles making up President Wilson's for world peace following WWI. |
League of Nations | An association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. |
Georges Clemenceau | Wanted to prevent future invasions after he went through a couple of them himself. |
David Lloyd George | The British prime minister. |
Treaty of Versailes | The peace treaty at the end of WWI which established new nations, borders, and war reparations. |
Reparations | The compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during war. |
War-guilt clausee | A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which German acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI. |
Henry Lodge | Head of conversational senators. |