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Chapter Ten Vocab
Chapter 10 U.S. History Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alsace-Lorraine: | the territory that France lost during the 1871 conflict of Nationalisn. |
| militarism: | glorification of the military. |
| Francis Ferdinand: | heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. |
| William II: | the German Emporer. |
| Western Front: | battle front between the Allies and Central Powers in western Europe during Word War 1. |
| casualty: | soldiers killed, wounded, and missing. |
| contraband: | supplies captured from an enemy during wartime. |
| U-boat: | German submarine. |
| Lusitania: | British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during World War 1. |
| Zimmermann note: | telegram written by German Foreign Minister Zimmerman proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States during World War 1. |
| Selective Service Act: | act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service. |
| Bernard Baruch: | an influential Wall Street investment broker who reported directly to the President. |
| CPI: | government agency created during World War 1 to encourage Americans to support the war. |
| George Creel: | the director of the CPI. |
| conscientious objector: | person whose moral or religious beliefs forbid him or her to fight in wars. |
| Espionage Act: | act passed by Congress in 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities |
| Great Migration: | movement of African Americans in the twentith century from the rural South the industrial North. |
| convoy: | group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by warships. |
| Vladimir Lenin: | staged a revolution and gained control of Russia. |
| John J. Pershing: | the commander of American forces in Europe. |
| Fourteen Points: | list of terms for resolving World War 1 and future wars outlined by American President Woodrow Wilson. |
| self-determination: | the right of people to choose their own form of government. |
| League of Nations: | world organization established after World War 1 to promote peaceful cooperation between countries. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge: | a Republican foreign policy expert. |
| reparations: | payment for war damages. |
| "irreconcilables": | isolationist senators who opposed any treaty ending World War 1 that had a League of Nations folded into it. |
| "reservationists": | a group of Senators, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, who opposed the Treaty of Versailles to end World War 1, unless specific changes were included. |
| influenza: | flu virus. |
| inflation: | rising prices. |
| Red Scare: | fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life. |
| Palmer Raids: | the series of raids in the early 1920s initiated by Attorney Gerneral A. Mitchell Palmer, against suspected radicals and communists. |
| Nicola Sacco: | Italian immigrant and known anarchist. |
| Bartolomeo Vanzetti: | Italian immigrant and known anarchist. |
| Warren G. Harding: | a Republican candidate of Ohio. |
| creditor nation: | country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other countries. |