Term | Definition |
1) Alsace-Lorraine- | A previous French-ruled territory that was lost to Germany during a conflict between France and Germany about strong nationalism beliefs. |
2) Militarism- | Glorification of the military. |
3) Western Front- | Battle front between the allies and Central Powers in Western Europe during World War I. |
4) Casualty- | Amount of soldiers killed, wounded, and missing. |
5)Contraband- | Supplies captured from an enemy during wartime. |
6) U-boat- | German submarine. |
7) Lusitania- | British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat during World War I. |
8) Zimmermann note- | Telegram written by German Foreign Minister Zimmermann proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States during World War I. |
9) Selective Service Act- | Act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service. |
10) Committee on Public Information (CPI)- | Government agency created during World War I to encourage Americans to support the war. |
11) Conscientious objector- | Person whose moral or religious belief forbid him or her to fight in wars. |
12) Espionage Act- | Act passed by Congress in 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities. |
13) Great Migration- | Movement of African Americans in the twentieth century from the rural South to the industrial North. |
14) Convoy- | Group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by war ships. |
15) Fourteen Points- | List of terms for resolving World War I and future wars outlined by American President Woodrow Wilson. |
16) Self-determination- | The right of people to chose their own form of government. |
17) League of Nations- | World organization established after World War I to promote peaceful cooperation between countries. |
18) Reparations- | Payment for war damages. |
19) "Irreconcilables"- | Isolationist senators who opposed any treaty ending World War I that had a League of Nations folded into it. |
20) "Reservationists"- | a group of Senators, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, who opposed the Treaty of Versailles to end World War I, unless specific changes were included. |
21) Influenza- | Flu virus. |
22) Inflation- | Rising prices. |
23) Red Scare- | Fear communists were working to destroy the American way of life. |
24) Palmer Raids- | The series of raids in the 1920s initiated by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, against suspected radicals and communists. |
25) Creditor nation- | Country which is owed more money by other countries than it owes other countries. |