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USII - Unit 7

World War I

TermDefinition
Nationalism 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.
Franz Ferdinand Archduke and heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary whose assassination by a Serb nationalist started World War I.
Lusitania a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915.
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.
Selective Service Act a U.S. law passed in 1940 that enacted the nation’s first peacetime military draft.
American Expeditionary Force the U.S. forces, led by General John Pershing, who fought with the Allies in Europe during World War I.
John J. Pershing American army commander; he commanded the expeditionary force sent into Mexico to find Pancho Villa. He was the major general and commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Alvin York American soldier in World War I; he earned the Medal of Honor for capturing 132 German soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne area.
Armistice truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict.
War Industries Board an agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries.
Propaganda a 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 United States’ involvement in World War I.
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.
Great Migration the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities in the early 20th century.
Fourteen Points the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for world peace following World War I.
League of Nations an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace.
Treaty of Versailles the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations.
Georges Clemenceau French premier during World War I; he was a member of the Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference after the war.
Reparations the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war.
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