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World War 1
world was 1 terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
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Communism | Single-party political system in which the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of the common ownership of all property |
Woodrow Wilson | President of the U.S. during WW1 |
Zimmerman Telegram | Telegram telling the German Ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the U.S. |
U-Boat | German Submarine |
Trench Warfare | Warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield |
Militarism | Policy of making military power a primary goal of the nation |
Nationalism | Pride in and loyalty to nation |
Allies | WW1 alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Serbia |
Central Powers | The WW1 alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulugana |
Epidemic | Outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely |
Committee on Public Information | Government organization that produced propaganda to build support for the war |
Espionage Act | 1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities |
Sedition Act | 1918 Law that made it illegal to criticize the government |
Propaganda | Opinions expressed for the purpose 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 |
Convoy | A guard that accompanies and protects ships or troops |
Armistice | An end to the fighting |
War Bonds | A Low-interest loan by civilians to the government meant to build support for the war |
General John J. Pershing | Commander of American forces in WW1 |
American Expeditionary Force | The American army that fought in Europe in WW1 |