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Econ,Expan,WWI
The Economy, Expansionism, and WW I
Term | Definition |
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New South | where "scientific" farming & more industry would put the South on a new economic path. |
diversify | grow more crops of different kinds. |
truck farming | to grow fruits and vegetables for farming. |
service industry | provides a service to people |
isolationism | not getting involved in other areas of the world. |
World War I | "Great War" It began in 1914 between Central Powers and Allied Powers. |
armistice | agreement to stop fighting while coming to terms for a peace treaty. |
pandemic | world wide epidemic |
Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey) |
Allied Powers | (Triple Entente) France, Great Britain, Russia, & eventually the U.S. |
slavic | major ethnic group in Russia & Eastern Europe |
Lusitania | British ship sank by Germans, killing 128 Americans. |
Versailles | Name of Treaty ending WWI |
nationalism | an intense devotion/loyalty to one's own ethnic group |
Zimmerman Telegram | promised to give Mexico lands in the U.S. in return for support for Germany in WWI. |
colonialism | acquiring colonies for the economic benefit of the mother country. |