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STEELE
STEELE - SSII CH. 10 WW1 and Beyond
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alsace-Lorraine | the territory France lost to Germany in 1871 |
| militarism | glorification of the military |
| Francis Ferdinand | an Archduke who was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was murdered on June 28, 1914 |
| William II | German emperor who pledged Germany's support to Austria-Hungary in case of war |
| Western Front | battle front between the Allies and Central Powers in western Europe during WWI |
| casualty | a soldier who is killed, wounded, or missing |
| contraband | goods defined as weapons and other articles used to fight a war |
| U-boats | German submarines |
| Lusitania | British passenger liner sunk by the Germans off the coast of Ireland |
| a proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico stating that if the U.S. declared war on Germany, Mexico should declare war on the U.S. | Zimmerman Note |
| authorized a draft of young men for military service in Europe | Selective Service Act |
| an influential Wall Street investment broker who headed the War Industries Board | Bernard Baruch |
| a committee formed to educate the public about the causes and nature of WWI | Committee on Public Information (CPI) |
| the director of CPI | George Creel |
| people whose moral and religious beliefs forbid them to fight in wars | conscientious objectors |