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WWI Quiz
WWI vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trench Warfare | Warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield. |
| 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. |
| Militarism | Policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation. |
| Nationalism | Pride in and loyalty to nation. |
| Allies | The world 1 alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Serbia, and others. |
| Central Powers | The world war 1 alliance of Germany, Austria, Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. |
| U-Boat | German Submarine. |
| General John J. Pershing | Commander of American forces in Europe in WWI. |
| American Expeditionary Force | The American army that fought in Europe in WWI. |
| Communism | Single party political system in which the government controlls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of all property. |
| Woodrow Wilson | President of the U.S during WWI. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | Telegram telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the U.S. |
| War Bonds | A low interest loan by civilians to the Government meant to be repaid in a number of years. |
| Committee on Public Information | Government organization that produced propaganda to build support for the war. |
| Espionage Act | Law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities. |
| Sedition Act | Law that made it illegal to criticize the government. |
| Propaganda | Opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others. |
| Belleau Wood | Site of American victory in France in 1918. |
| Second Battle of the Marne | Battle that was the turning point of the war, |