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World War 1
Question | Answer |
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Liberty Bonds | bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for World War 1 |
Fourteen Points | to prevent international problems from causing another war. Created by Woodrow Wilson but was not approved by Congress. |
convoy | A group of ships traveling together for protection. |
contraband | Goods legally prohibited in trade; smuggled goods. |
democracy | A government in which the supreme power is held by the people. |
Progressivism | Believing in moderate political change and social improvement by government action. |
Socialism | A social system based on government ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. |
propaganda | The spreading of ideas or information to further or damage a cause. |
trench | A long narrow cut in the ground used to shelter soldiers |
League of Nations | an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. |
Treaty of Versailles | was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. |