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WorldWar1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Central Powers | The WW1 alliance Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. |
Allies | WW1 Allies of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Serbia, and others. |
Nationalism | Pride in and loyalty to nation. |
Militarism | Policy of making military power a primary. |
Trench Warfare | Warfare when solders dug trenches to get to battle. |
U-Boat | German submarine |
Zimmerman Telegram | Telegram telling Mexico to start war with the U.S. |
Woodrow Willson | President of the U.S during WW1. |
American Expeditionary Force | The American army that fought in Europe in WW1. |
Genaral John J. Pershing | Commander of the American forces in Europe in WW1. |
War Bonds | A low-interest loan by civilians to the Government. |
Committee on Public Information | Government organization that produced propaganda to build support after the war. |
Espionage Act | 1917 law set heavy fine send jail time. |
Sedition Act | 1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government |
Propaganda | Opinion pressed for the purpose of influencing. |
Belleau Wood | Site of American victory in France in 1918 |
Second Battle of the Marne | Battle that was the turning point of the war. |
Convoy | A guard that a-companies and protects ships and troops. |
Armistice | An end to the fighting |
Epidemic | Outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads. |