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ch. 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Alsace-Lorraine | a German territory lost during a conflict |
| 2. militarism | the building up of the military |
| 3. Francis Ferdinand | heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne..assassinated.. |
| 4. William II | German emperor assured Austria-Hungary that they would stand next to their allies. |
| 5. Western Front | border between the Allies and Central Powers in Western Europe |
| 6. casualty | soldiers killed, wounded or missing |
| 7. contraband | supplies taken from an enemy during wartime |
| 8. U-boat | submarines |
| 9. Lusitania | a British ship sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland |
| 10. Zimmermann note | note written by the German Foreign Minister proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S. |
| 11. Selective Service Act | drafted men into the military in May of 1917 |
| 12. Bernard Baruch | head of WIB..regulated industries regarding war |
| 13. CPI | Commitee on Public Information..educate the public about the causes and nature of war |
| 14. George Creel | director of CPI. |
| 15. conscientious objector | people who did not fight in the was based on moral or religious beliefs |
| 16. Espionage Act | allowed post offices to ban treasonable newspapers or magazines |
| 17. Great Migration | when African Americans in the South moved up North due to jobs, and violence |
| 18. convoy | groups of ships protected by warships |
| 19. Vladimir Lenin | staged a revolution and gained control of Russia |
| 20. John J. Pershing | general w/ american forces in Europe. |
| 21. Fourteen Points | a speech made by President Wilson about America's involvement in the war |
| 22. self-determination | the right of the people to choose their own form of government |
| 23. League of Nations | world organization established after the war to promote peace. |
| 24. Henry Cabot Lodge | Senator(R) foreign policy expert..disliked Wilson |
| 25. reparations | payment for war damages |
| 26. irreconcilables | senators who believed that the U.S. should not get involved w/ world politics or organizations |
| 27. reservationists | were opposed to the League of Nations treaty as written |
| 28. influenza | flu virus |
| 29. inflation | rising prices |
| 30. Red Scare | wave of fear spread by suspected communists ad radicals in want of revolution |
| 31. Palmer Raids | a series of raids early 1920 many arrested |
| 32. Nicola Sacco | Italian immigrant charged w/ shooting and killing two men |
| 33. Bartolomeo Vanzetti | Italian immigrant charged w/ shooting and killing two men |
| 34. Warren G. Harding | Presidential candidate(R) against Leaue of Nations |
| 35. Creditor nation | country which is owed more than it owes |