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Chapter 11 Vocab

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nationalism   a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation  
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militarism   the development of armed forces and their use as a tool for diplomacy  
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allies   a formal agreement or union  
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central powers   middle eastern land controlled by the turks  
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archduke franz ferdinand   heir to austrian throne  
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no man's land   the land between trenches  
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trench warfare   armies fought on flat ground in trenches dug to capture land  
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lusitania   british liner sank by germans  
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zimmermann note   proposed an alliance between germany and mexico  
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eddie rickenbacker   fighter pilot in world war 1  
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selective service act   men required to register for the military. (draft)  
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convoy system   heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships  
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american expidetionary force   american infantry led by pershing  
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general john pershing   led the AEF  
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alvin york   famous hero of world war 1  
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conscientious objector   a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds  
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armistice   a truce that ended world war 1  
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war industries board   mass production to increase efficiency  
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bernard baruch   led the WIB  
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propaganda   war posters and advertisment to get people to enlist  
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george creel   head of CPI, ex muckracker  
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espionage and sedition acts   a person can be put in jail for saying anything against the government or war effort  
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great migration   thousands of southern blacks moved to north  
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fourteen points   speech by president wilson to congress on preventing war  
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league of nations   a forum for nations to discuss and settle grievences  
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georges clemanceau   french premier  
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david lloyd george   british prime minister  
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treaty of versailles   established nine new nations  
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reparations   germany had to pay 33 billion in damages to the allies  
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war guilt clause   forced germany to admit responsibility for the war  
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henry cabot lodge   leader of conservative senators  
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