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World War 1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Militarism | |
| 2. Triple alliance | |
| 3. Triple entente | |
| 4. Balance of power | A system in which each nation or alliance has equal strength. People believed that this could help avoid war. |
| 5. Central powers | Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. |
| 6. Allied power | Alliance between Britain, France, and Russia. |
| 7. Trench warfare | |
| 8. Lusitania | |
| 9. Isolationism | |
| 10. U-boats | |
| 11. Sussex pledge | |
| 12. Zimmermann note | |
| 13. Selective Service Act | |
| 14. Convoy | A military technique of transport in which ships were surrounded by destroyers or cruisers for protection. |
| 15. Communists | People who seek the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all private property |
| 16. Liberty bonds | |
| 17. National war Labor Board | |
| 18. Committee on public information | Created by President Wilson and headed by journalist George Creel this committee's objective was to maximize national loyalty and support for World War 1 |
| 19. Propaganda | |
| 20. Schenck v. United States | |
| 21. Fourteen points | |
| 22. Self-determination | |
| 23. League of Nations | |
| 24. Big four | Name given to the leaders of the Allied Powers who dominated the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 following the Allied victory in World War 1 |
| 25. Reparations | |
| 26. Treaty of Versailles |