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WWI Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | extreme patriotic feelings, a feeling of superiority over other countries |
| Militarism | glorification of the military |
| Trench Warfare | a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other |
| Selective Service Act | act passed by Congress in May 1917 authorizing a draft of young men for military service |
| Conscientious Objector | person who refuses to fight in a war due to moral or religious beliefs |
| Armistice | An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to sotp fighting for a certain time |
| Propaganda | information of a biased or misleading nature used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
| Espionage Act | act passed by Congress in June 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities |
| Sedition Act | 1798 law that allowed the prosecution of critics of the government |
| Great Migration | movement of African Americans in the twentieth century from the rural South to the industrial North |
| Fourteen Points | list of terms for resolving WWI and future wars outlined by American President Woodrow Wilson |
| League of Nations | world organization established after WWI to promote peaceful cooperation between countries |
| Treaty of Versailles | a peace treaty at the end of WWI, ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers |