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World War 1
vocabulary definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epidemic | outbreak of a contagious disease that spread rapidly and wildly |
| Armistice | an end of the fighting |
| Convoy | a guard that accompanies and protects ships or troops |
| Second Battle of the Marne | battle that was the turning point of the war |
| Belleau Wood | site of American victory in France in 1918 |
| Propaganda | opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others |
| Sedition Act | 1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government |
| Espionage Act | 1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activitie's |
| Committee on Public Information | government organization that produced propaganda to build support for the war |
| War Bonds | a low-interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of years |
| General John J. Pershing | commander of American forces in Europe in World War 1 |
| American Expeditionary Force | the American army that fought in Europe in World War 1 |
| Communism | single-party political system in which the the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of all property. |
| Woodrow Wilson | president of the untied states during World War 1 |
| Zimmerman Telegram | telegram telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the United States |
| U-Boat | German submarine |
| French Warfare | warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield |
| Central Powers | a world war 1 alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary,Ottoman Empire,and Bulgaria |
| Allies | the world war 1 alliance of great Britain ,France, Russia,Italy,Serbia,and others |
| Nationalism | Pride in loyalty to nation |
| Militarism | policy of making military power a primary goal of nation |
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