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ww1 vocab.
vocabulary and definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| belleu wood | side of American victory in France in 1918 |
| allies | the world war 1 alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Serbia, and others |
| sedition act | 1918 law that made it illegal to criticized the government |
| central powers | the world war 1 alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria |
| armistice | an end to the fighting |
| u-boat | German submarine |
| war bonds | a low-interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of yers |
| genral John j. Pershing | commander of American force in Europe in ww1 |
| Zimmerman telegram | telegram telling German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare was on the United States |
| nationalism | paid in and loyalty to nation |
| Woodrow wilson | president of the United States during ww1 |
| communism | single part political system in which the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of all property |
| militarism | policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation |
| convoy | a guard that accompanies and protects ships or troops |
| propaganda | opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others |
| American expeditionary force | the American army that fought in Europe in ww1 |
| committee on public information | government organization that produced propughade to build support for the war |
| epidemic | out break of a contagious disease that spread rapidly and widely |
| second battle of the Marne | battle that was the turning point of the war |
| espionage act | 1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities |
| trench warfare | warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield |