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WWI Quiz
WWI vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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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, |