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Chapter 11-Caruso
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Propaganda | Spreading of false information |
| Nationalism | belief that ones country is superior to all others |
| Mobilize | assemble armed forces and prepare for war |
| Contraband | goods that could be used to help the war effort |
| Zimmerman | note that proposed that Germany had proposed a a secret alliance with Mexico |
| reparations | payments by the nation to another to cover the damages it caused in war |
| Leader Country Pres. Wilson US Prime Minister George Great Britain Premier Clemenceau France PM/Premier Orlando Italy | Big four were the leaders of major Allied Powers |
| U-Boats | German Submarines that torpedoed ships suspected of carrying contraband |
| Communist | people who believe in equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property |
| Ration | means to limit the amount of something that someone can buy or use |
| Draft | Selective Service Act which forced men between the ages 0f 21-30 to volunteer for the armed forces |
| Central powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary and their allies in WWI were known as the |
| 1. War Bonds 2. Taxes | US raised money to pay for WWI in two ways |
| League of Nations | international body organized to keep peace |
| Stalemate | A situation when neither side of a conflict can win a decisive victory |
| Lusitania | British Passenger Ship sunk by a German U boat in May of 1915 |
| Front | Area where combat operations are carried on |