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module 7 vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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espionage and sedition acts | two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918 that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against US participation in WW1 |
no man’s land | unoccupied region between opposing armies |
treaty of versallies | a 1919 peace treaty at the end of WW1 which established new nations, borders, and war reparations |
selective service act | a law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service. |
zimmerman note | message sent in 1917 by german foreign minister yo german ambassador in mexico, proposing german mexican alliance and promising to help mexico regain texas |
great migration | the scale movement of african american from south to northern cities in early 20th century |
armstice | a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict |
convoy system | the protection of merchant ships from the U boat attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships |
nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture in of one’s nation’s |
allies (WW1) | in WW1, the group of nations-originally consisting of great britain , france, and russia and later joined by the US, italy, and others, that opposed to central powers |
conscientious objector | a person who refuses, on moral grounds to participate in warfare |
league of nations | an association of nations established in 1920 to prok internat cooperation and peace |
american expeditionary force (AEF) | the US forces led by general john pershing, who fought with the allies in europe during WWI |
reperations | the compensation paid by defeated nations for the damage or injury inflicted during a war |
militarism | the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool |
war guilt clause | a provision in the treaty of versallies by which germany acknowledged that was alone was responsible for WW1 |
trench warfare | military operation in which opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of forfeited ditches rather than open battlefield |
lusitiana | a british passanger ship that was sunk by a german U boat in 1915 |
central powers | the group of nations-led by german , austriahungary, and the ottoman empire -that opposed allies in WW1 |
propaganda | a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions |
fourteen points | the principles making up president’s woodrow wilson’s plan for world peace following WW1 |
war industries board | an agency established during WW1 to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war related industries |