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History 10/8/26

Chapter 8 WW1

QuestionAnswer
neutrality the refusal to take sides or become involved in a conflict
moral diplomacy the concept that the US should drastically reduce its intervention in the affairs of other countries
espionage spying
Armenian genocide the Turks deported and killed millions of Armenian civillians
dissent disagreement with the government's official opinion
conscientious objectors people who refuse to fight a war for religious reasons
sedition the criminal act of trying to pursuade individuals to undermine the government
civil liberties individual rights protected by law from government interference
American Expeditionary Forces the corps of American Soldiers sent to fight in Europe during WW1
John J Pershing commanded American Expeditionary Forces
Liberty Bonds a government bond sold to individuals to help support US involvement in WW1
Great Migration a massive movement of African Americans who left the South for cities in the North, beginning in 1910
Prohibition constitutional ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages, in effect between 1920 and 1933
18th Amendment/Volstead Act prohibited the sale of alcohol in the US, Volstead Act enforced it more
19th Amendment granted suffrage to women in Jan 1918
armistice an agreement between opposing sides in a conflict to stop fighting
communism a form of government in which all the means of production and transportation are owned by the state
Fourteen Points Wilson's proposed program for peace at the end of WW1
Meuse-Argonne offensive American divisions cut off the railroads that were bringing supplies to the German Army
Battle of Argonne Forest Oct 1918, bloody and decisive battle
sovereignty freedom from external control
Treaty of Versailles the treaty that officially brought WW1 to a close
League of Nations Wilson's plan proposed after WW1 for a general assembly of countries that would stabilize relations among countries to help preserve peace
Warren G. Harding Senator who promised frustrated voters a "return to normalcy"
name 4 allied powers france, italy, great britain, portugal
name 4 central powers germany, austria-hungary, ottoman empire, bulgaria
name 4 neutral powers spain, norway, sweden, netherlands
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