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chapter 11 vocab

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nationlism   a devotion to the interest and culture of ones nation  
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militirism   the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy  
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allies   in world war one the group of nations originally consisting of great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the united states Italy and others that opposed the central powers  
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central powers   the group of nations led by Germany Austria-Hungary and the ottoman empire that opposed the allies in world war 1  
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archduke Franz ferdinand   son that marry's a Serbian girl to combine Australia-hungry and surbia  
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no mans land   unoccupied region between opposing armies  
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trench warfare   military fire from trench's instead of on a flat battlefield  
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Lusitania   a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German  
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Zimmerman note   a message sent in 1917 by a German foreign minister to help Mexico gain Texas, new Mexico, and Arizona  
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selective service act   a law enacted in 1917 that required men to register for military service  
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convoy system   the protection of merchant ships from u-boat German submarine attacks by having ships travel in large groups escorted by warships  
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american expeditionary force   the u.s forces led by general john Pershing who fought with the allies in Europe during world war 1  
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conscientious objector   a person who refuses on moral grounds to participate in warfare  
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armistice   a truce or agreement to end a armed conflict  
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war industries board   an agency established during world war 1 to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war related industries  
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propaganda   a kind of biased communication designed to influence peoples thoughts or actiosn  
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espionage and sedition acts   two laws that enforced penalties to anyone interfering with or speaking against us participation in world war 2  
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great migration   the large scale movement of blacks from the south to northern cities in the early 20th century  
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fourteen points   the principles making up president Woodrow Wilson plan for world peace following world war 1  
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league of nations   an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace  
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treaty of versailles   peace treaty at the send of world war 1 which established new nations new borders and war concepts  
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reparations   the compensation paired by defeat nation for the damaged or injuray, infections during war  
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war-guilt clause   a provision in the treaty of versailles by which germany acknowledge that it alone was responsible for world war 2  
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