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ww1 vocabulary words
ww1 terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| central powers | the work war 1 alliance of Germany,austria-hungary the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria |
| allies | the word one alliance of Great Britain France Russia Italy Serbia and others |
| nationalism | pride in and loyalty to nation |
| militarism | policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation |
| trench warfare | warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across across the battlefield |
| U-boat | German umpire |
| Zimmerman telegram | telegram telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the united states |
| Woodrow wilson | president of the United States during world war 1 |
| communism | single political party system in which the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of Ali property |
| American expeditionary force | American army that fought in Europe in world war 1 |
| general John Pershing | commander of American forces in Europe in world war 1 |
| war bonds | a low interest loan by civilians to the government meant to the rapid in a number of years |
| committee on public info | government organization the produced propaganda to build support for the war |
| espionage act | law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for anti war activities |
| sedition act | law that made it illegal to criticize the government |
| propaganda | options expressed for the purpose of the influencing the actions |
| belleau wood | site of American in Francein 1918 |
| second battle of the Marne | battle that was the turning part of the war |
| convoy | a guard that accompanies and protects ships or troops |
| armistice | an end to the fighting |
| epidemic | outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely |