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Chapter 19 vocab

vocab words

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Nationalism a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation.
No men's land an unoccupied region between opposing armies.
Militarism the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
Trench warfare military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield.
Allies World War I, 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
Lusitania a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915.
Central powers the group of nations—led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire that opposed the Allies in World War I.
Zimmermann 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.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austrian throne and was assassinated by the Black Hand.
Eddie Rickenbacker famous fighter pilot of World War I, was well known as a racecar driver before the war. He went to France as a driver but transferred to the aviation division. He learned to fly on his own time and eventually joined the U.S. Army Air Service.
General John Pershing commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), arrived in France, he found that the Allies intended to use American troops simply as reinforcements.
Selective Service Act a law, enacted in 1917 that required men to register for military service.
Alvin York one of America’s greatest war heroes, an redheaded mountaineer and blacksmith from Tennessee, York sought exemption as a conscientious objector
Convoy system the protection of merchant ships from U-boat German submarine attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships.
Conscientious objector a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare.
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.
War Industries Board an agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war- related industries.
George Creel The head of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) and former muck- raking journalist. He persuaded the nation’s artists and advertising agencies to create thou- sands of paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war.
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.
Bernard M. Baruch a prosperous business man who est. WIB (War Industries Board).
Great Migration The large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th century.
Propaganda a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions
Fourteen points the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for world peace following World War I.
Treaty of versailles The 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I, which established new nations, borders, and war reparations
League of Nations an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace.
Reparations the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war.
Georges Clemenceau French premier during World War I
War-gulit clause a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for World War I.
Henry Cabot Lodge a US statesman, a Republican politician, and a noted historian from Massachusetts.
David Lloyd George British prime minister during World War I
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