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chapter10 vocab

chapter10 vocab (35 word)

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1. Alsace-Lorraine was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after the annexation of most of Alsace and the Moselle region of Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War.
2. militarism glorification or the military
3. Francis Ferdinand archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)
4. William 2 the German emperor, assured Austria- Hungary that Germany would stand by its ally if war came
5. western front battle front between the allies and central powers in western Europe during WW1
6. casualty soldiers killed, wounded and missing
7. contraband supplies captured from an enemy during wartime.
8. U-boat German submarine
9. Lusitania British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during WW1
10. Zimmerman note telegram written by German foreign minster Zimmerman proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States during WW1
11. selected service act the act congress passed in may 1917, authorizing a draft of young men for military service in Europe
12. Bernard Baruch economic adviser to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
13. CPL government agency created during WW1 to encourage Americans to support the war
14. George Creel (December 1, 1876 – October 2, 1953) was an investigative journalist, a politician, and, most famously, the head of the United States Committee on Public Information, a propaganda organization created by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I
15. conscientious objector people whose moral or religious belief forbid them to fight in war
16. Espionage Act allowing postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspaper, magazines, or printed materials from the mail
17. Great Migration movement of African American in the 12th century from the rural south to the industrial North
18. convoy group of merchant ships
19. Vladimir Lenin a revolution and gained control of Russia
20. John J. Pershing Black Jack" Pershing, GCB (Hon) (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was a general officer in the United States Army.
21. 14 points list of term for resolving WW1 and future wars outlined by Americans president Wilson
22. Self-determination the right of people to choose their own form of government
23. League of Nation world organization established after WW1 to promote peaceful cooperation between countries
24. Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 – November 9, 1924) was an American statesman, a Republican politician, and a noted historian. While he did not claim the title, he is considered to be the first Senate majority leader
25. reparation payment for war damages
26. irreconcilables isolationist senator who opposed any treaty ending WW1 that had a league of nations folded into it
27. reservationists a group of Senators, led led by Henry, who opposed the treaty of Versailles were included
28. influenza flu virus appeared
29. inflation rising prices, had been held in check
30. Red Scare a wave of widespread fear of suspected communities and radicals thoughts to be plotting revolution within the U.S
31. Palmer Raids police arrested thousands of people, some who were radicals and some who were simply immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
32. Nicola Sacco United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927)
33. Bartolomeo Vanzetti United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927).
34. Warren G. Harding (November 2, 1865 August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack in 1923. A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential newspaper publisher
35. creditor nation country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other coutries
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