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ww1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation |
| militarism | the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy |
| allies | the group of nations-originally consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the US, Italy, and others- that opposed the Central powers |
| central powers | the group of nations- led by germany, austria-hungary, and the ottoman empire- that opposed the allies in ww1 |
| balance of power | a system in which each nation or alliance has equal strength |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | archduke and heir to the throne of Austria-hungary whose assassination by Serb nationalist started ww1 |
| trench warfare | military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlfield |
| "no man's land" | an unoccupied region between opposing armies |
| Lusitania | A british passenger ship that was sunk by a german U-boat on may 7, 1915 |
| Sussex pledge | a promise by germany in ww1 not to sink merchant vessels "without warning and without saving human lives" |
| Zimmermann note | message sent in 1917 by the german foreign minister to the german ambassador in mexico, proposing a german-mexican alliance and promising to help mexico regain texas, new mexico and arizona if the US entered ww1 |
| Eddie rickenbacker | american ww1 pilot; he shot down 26 enemy aircrafts and was awarded the medal of honor |
| selective service act | a law enacted in 1917 that required men to register for military service |
| convoy system | the protection of merchant ships from U-boat attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships |
| American expeditionary force (AEF) | the us forces who fought with the allies in ww1 |
| John J pershing | American army commander; he was the major general and commander in chief of AEF in ww1 |
| Alvin York | American soldier in ww1; he earned the medal of honor for capturing 132 german soldiers |
| conscientious objector | a person who refuses on moral grounds to participate in warfare |
| armistice | a truce or agreement to end an armed conflict |
| War industries board (WIB) | an angency established in ww1 to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries |
| Bernard M Baruch | American business leader and head of WIB during ww1 |
| Propaganda | kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions |
| Committee on public information | the nation's first propaganda agency formed by president wilson to influence public opinion to maximize support for the us' involement in ww1 |
| George Creel | newspaper reporter and political reformer; he was appointed by president wilson to head the committee on public information |
| espionage and sedition acts | two laws that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against us participation in ww1 |
| Great migration | the large scale movement of african americans from the south to northern cities |
| fourteen points | the principles making up president wilson's plan for world peace following ww1 |
| self-determination | the right of people to choose their own political status |
| league of nations | an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace |
| Georges Clemenceau | french premier during ww1; he was a member of the big four at the paris peace conference after the war |
| david lloyd george | british prime minister during ww1; he was a member of the big four at the paris peace conference in 1919 |
| treaty of versailles | the 1919 peace treaty at the end of ww1 which established new nations, borders, and war reparations |
| reparations | the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflected during a war |
| war-guilt clause | a provision in the treaty of versailles by which germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for ww1 |
| henry cabot lodge | US senator and head of committee of foreign relations; he led the reservationists in opposition to the league of nations |
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