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Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alsace-Lorraine | the territory france lost during the conflict between Germany |
| militarism | glorification of the military |
| Francis Ferdinand | Archduke, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary |
| William II | the german emperor, assured that Austria-Hungary would stand by its ally if war came |
| Western Front | battle front between the allies and central powers in western Europe during World War I |
| Casualties | soldiers killed, wounded, and missing |
| contraband | supplies captured from an enemy during war time |
| U-boat | german submarine |
| Lusitania | british passenger liner sunk by a german U-boat during world war I |
| Zimmermann Note | telegraph written by german foreign minister zimmermann proposing an alliance between germany and mexico against the US during world war I |
| 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, the WIB regulated all industries engaged in the war effort |
| (CPI) Committee on Public Information | to educate the public about the causes and nature of the war |
| George Creel | director of the CPI |
| conscientious objector | people who's moral or religious beliefs forbid them to fight in war |
| Espionage Act | allowing postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspapers, magazines, or printed materials from the mail |
| Great Migration | movement of the african americans in the 20th century from the rural south to the industrial north |
| convoy | group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by warships |
| Vladimir Lenin | led radical communists |
| John J Pershing | the commander of american forces in europe, arrived in france in June 1917, with small american force |
| Fourteen Points | list of terms for resolving world war I 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 | secure "mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike." |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | a Republican policy expert, was left behind because Wilson disliked him intensely |
| reparations | payment for war damages |
| "irreconcilables" | isolationist senators who opposed any treaty ending world war I that had a League of Nations folded into it |
| "reservationists" | group of senators, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, who opposed the treaty of Versailles to end world war I, 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 General A. Mitchell Palmer, against suspected radicals and communists |
| Nicola Sacco | Italian immigrant and known anarchist |
| Bartolomeo Vanzetti | Italian immigrant and known anarchist |
| creditor nation | country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other countries |
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