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Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alsace-Lorraine | Land lost by France to Germany. |
| Militarism | Glorification to the military. |
| Francis Ferdinand | Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. |
| William II | German emperor. |
| Western Front | Battle front in Western Europe. |
| Casualty | soldiers killed, wounded, or missing. |
| Contraband | Weapons or articles used to fight a war. |
| U-Boat | German submarines. |
| Lusitania | British passenger line. |
| Zimmerman Note | Proposed an alliance with Mexico. |
| Selective Service Act | Draft of young men for military service. |
| Bernand Baruch | Head of the Council of National Defense. |
| CPI | Committee on Public Information. Educated people about the war. |
| George Creel | Director of the CPI. |
| Conscientious Objectors | People who's moral or religious beliefs kept them from war. |
| Espionage Act | Authority to ban printed material from the mail. |
| Great Migration | Movement to the "Land of Hope." |
| Convoy | Groups of ships sailing together. |
| Vladimir Lenin | Staged a revolution and gained control of Russia. |
| John J. Pershing | Commander of American forces in Europe. |
| Fourteen Points | Outline of America's war aims. |
| Self-Determination | Right for people to choose the government. |
| League of Nations | Secured "mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike." |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican foreign policy expert. |
| Reparations | Payment for war damages. |
| "Irreconcilables" | Senators that opposed anything that had to do with the League of Nations. |
| "Reservationists" | Opposed the treaty as it was written. |
| Influenza | Flu. |
| Inflation | Rising prices. |
| Red Scare | Fear of communists. |
| Palmer Raids | A series of raids. |
| Nicola Sacco | Italian anarchist. |
| Bartolomeo Vanzetti | Italian anarchist. |
| Warren G. Harding | Republican candidate. Final rejection of the League of Nations. |
| Creditor Nation | Countries owed the US more money then it did to them. |