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WWI Part 2
Term | Definition |
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warmonger | a person who tries to stir up war |
Selective Service Act | law that required all men ages 21-30 to register for the military draft |
illiterate | unable to read or write |
Liberty Bonds | bonds sold by the government to raise money for the war |
pacifist | person who objects to any war; believes war is evil |
socialism | economic system in which individuals own personal property but the public owns the means of production, such as factories and natural resources |
armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
epidemic | rapid spread of contagious disease |
reparations | cash payment made by a defeated nation to a victorious nation to pay for losses suffered during a war |
Treaty of Versailles | treaty signed by Germany and the Allies that place the blame on Germany for WWI |
negotiate | to confer with others in order to reach an agreement |
14 Points | President Wilson's goals for peace after WWI |
bureaucracy | a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |