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WORLD WAR I REVIEW
Term | Definition |
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NATIONALISM | EXTREME PRIDE IN ONE'S COUNTRY, A FEELING OF SUPERIORITY |
MILITARISM | AN INCREASE IN MILITARY SUPPLIES AND TROOPS |
ALLIANCE SYSTEMS | AGREEMENTS BETWEEN COUNTRIES TO AID EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF WAR |
LUSITANIA | A BRITISH SHIP SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE THAT KILLED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE |
ZIMMERMANN NOTE | GERMAN PROPOSED AN ALLIANCE WITH MEXICO TO POSSIBLY ATTACK THE UNITED STATES |
14 POINTS PLAN | PRESIDENT WILSON'S PEACE PLAN TO ENSURE A JUST AND LASTING PEACE AFTER W.W. I |
TRENCH WARFARE | A NEW STYLE OF WARFARE THAT DEVELOPED DURING WORLD WAR I |
SUBMARINE WARFARE | GERMAN U-BOATS WERE USED TO STARVE GREAT BRITAIN |
ROOSEVELT COROLLARY | ADDITION TO THE MONROE DOCTRINE, THE U.S. WOULD POLICE LATIN AMERICA |
MUCKRAKERS | REPORTERS THAT EXPOSED CORRUPTION IN BIG BUSINESS AND POLITICIANS |
WEB DUBOIS | LEADER OF NAACP THAT WANTED EQUALITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION |
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON | SUGGESTED THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS PROVE THEIR VALUE THROUGH JOB SKILLS |
TRUSTBUSTER | TEDDY ROOSEVELT |
JACOB RIIS | PHOTOGRAPHER THAT USED HIS PICTURES TO DEMAND CHANGE IN AMERICA'S CITIES |
IMPERIALISM | LARGER COUNTRIES CONQUERED SMALLER COUNTRIES TO TAKE RESOURCES AND OPEN NEW MARKETS |
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR | A SPLENDID LITTLE WAR FOR THE UNITED STATES |