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Ch 19 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allies | in World War |, the group of nations—originally consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the United States, Italy, and others—that opposed the Central Powers |
| American Expeditionary Force | the U.S. forces, led by General John Pershing, who fought with the Allies in Europe during World War I. |
| armistice | a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict. |
| Central Powers | the group of nations—led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire—that opposed the Allies in World War |. |
| conscientious objector | a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare. |
| convoy system | the protection of merchant ships from U-boat—German submrine—attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships. ( |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I. |
| Fourteen Points | the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace following World War |. |
| Great Migration | the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th century. |
| League of Nations | an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. |
| Lusitania | a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. |
| militarism | the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy. |
| nationalism | a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation. |
| no man’s land | an unoccupied region between opposing armies. |
| propaganda | a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions. |
| reparations | the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war. |
| Selective Service Act | a law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service. |
| Treaty of Versailles | the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War | which established new nations, borders, and war reparations. |
| Trench warfare | military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield. |
| war-guilt clause | a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for World War I |
| War industries board | an agency established during World War | to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries. |
| Zimmerman note | a 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 United States entered World War I. |