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Chapter 10 Vocab
Chapter 10 Vocab- 35 words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Alsace-Lorraine | Territory lost by France to Germany in a conflict. |
| 2. Militarism | Territory lost by France to Germany in a conflict. |
| 3. Francis Ferdinand | Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. |
| 4. William II | The German Emperor. |
| 5. Western Front | Battle front between the Allies and Central powers in Western Europe during World War 1. |
| 6. Casualty | Soldiers killed, wounded, and missing. |
| 7. Contraband | Supplies captured from an enemy during wartime. |
| 8. U-boat | A German submarine. |
| 9. Lusitania | British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during World War 1. |
| 10. Zimmermann Note | Telegram written by German Foreign Minister Zimmermann proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S during WWI. |
| 11. Selective Service Act | Act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service. |
| 12. Benard Baruch | Influential Wall Street investment broker who ran the Council of National Defense (who reported directly to the President.) |
| 13. Committee on Public Information(CPI) | Government agency created during World War 1 to encourage Americans to support the war. |
| 14. George Creel | Director of CPI. |
| 15. Conscientious Objector. | Person whose moral or religious beliefs forbid him or her to fight in wars. |
| 16. Espionage Act | Act passed by congress in 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities. |
| 17. Great Michigan | Movement of African Americans in the 20th century from the rural South to the industrial North. |
| 18. Convoy | Group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by war ships. |
| 19. Vladamir Lenin | Staged revolution and gained control of Russia. |
| 20. John J. Pershing | Commander of American forces in Europe. |
| 21. Fourteen Points | List of terms for resolving American President Woodrow Wilson. |
| 22. Self-Determination | The right of people ti choose their own form of Government. |
| 23. League of Nations | World organization established after World War 1 to promote peaceful cooperation between countries. |
| 24. Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican foreign policy expert, who was severely disliked by Wilson. |
| 25. Reparations | Payment for war damages. |
| 26. "Irreconcilables" | Isolationist senators who opposed any treaty ending World War 1 that had a League of Nations folded into it. |
| 27. "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. |
| 28. Influenza | Widespread Flu virus. |
| 29. Inflation | Rising prices. |
| 30. Red Scare | Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life. |
| 31. Palmer Raids | The series of raids in the early 1920s initiated by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, against suspected radicals and communists. |
| 32. Nicola Sacco | Italian immigrant, anarchist. Charged with shooting and killing two men. |
| 33. Bartolomeo Vanzetti | Italian immigrant, anarchist. Charged with shooting and killing two men. |
| 34. Warren G. Harding | Republican Candidate of Ohio who served as a final rejection of the League. |
| 35. Creditor Nation | Country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other countries. |
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