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World War 1
World War Terms and Decrepticon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| war bonds | a loan by the civilians to the government |
| committee on public information | an origination to build support for the war |
| espionage act | a law that set heavy laws and long prison for anti war activities |
| sedition act | a law that made it illegal to criticize the government |
| propoganda | opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the action of others |
| belleay wood | site of America victory in France 1918 |
| second battle of Maine | A battle that was the turning point of the war |
| Armistice | an end to fighting |
| convoy | A guard that competes and protects ships and troops |
| epidemic | out break a cottages disease that spreads rapidly and widly |
| general John J persing | commander of America forces |
| central powers | WWi alliance of germany |
| alies | WW 1 alliance of great Britain, France Russia Italy Serbia and others |
| natiaonsim | pride and loyalty to a nation |
| militarism | policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation |
| trench warfare | is where soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battle field |
| u boat | a German submarine |
| Zimmerman telegram | A telagraph telling Mexico to have war on the USA by Germany |
| Woodrow wilson | president during WW1 |
| communism | Single party policy witch The government controls every thing. |
| American expedition force | The American Army that fought in Europe during WW1 |