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Chapter 8&9
The United States in World War I
Term | Definition |
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Assassin | An assassin is a person who kills someone for political reasons. |
Alliance | An alliance is an agreement between two or more nations to work together. |
Communist | A Communist is someone who believes in the system of government called communism. |
Dogfight | A dogfight is a battle that takes place in the air between enemy planes. |
Ethnic Group | An ethnic group is a group of people of the same culture, of the same religion, or from the same country. |
Merchant Ship | A merchant ship is a ship that carries goods. |
Militarism | Militarism is the build up of large, powerful armies and navies. |
Nationalism | Nationalism is a feeling of deep love and loyalty for one's nation. |
Poison Gas | Poison gas is a deadly chemical used in war. |
Propaganda | Propaganda is ideas or information that is deliberately spread to try to influence how people think or act. |
Submarine | A submarine is a ship that can travel underwater. |
Torpedo | A torpedo is a missile that is launched from a ship or a submarine and is designed to blow up when it hits its target. |
Trench Warfare | Trench Warfare was used to fight World War I. Trenches were long ditches dug in the earth in witch soldiers hid and attacked the enemy. |
Prohibition | Prohibition was the time period from 1919 until 1933 when it was illegal to manufacture, sell, drink, or ship alcoholic beverages. |
Scandals | A scandal occurs when a person does something that leads him or her to be publicly embarrassed. |
Prosperity | Prosperity is success, wealth, or good fortune in life. |
Red Scarce | The Red Scarce was a panic that occurred in 1919 when Americans feared that that communist might win control of the united states. It is so called because ted was a symbol of communism. |
Anarchists | An anarchist is a person who does not believe in any form of government. |
Nativism | Nativism is the fear of foreigners. |
Racism | Racism is a person's belief that he or she is better than other people who are not of the same race. |
Executed | To execute is to kill a person, by order of the government, as punishment for breaking the law. |
Assembly Line | An assembly line is a line of factory workers and machines used to put together a product. |
Urban | Urban means having to do something to do with a city. |