Chapter 23 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Allied Powers | The military alliance during World War 1, consisting of Britain, France, Russia, and Italy. Also opposed the Central Powers. |
Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria |
Espionage Act | Made as a crime to obstruct the nation's effort to win World War 1. |
Fourteen Points | A comprehensive plan made by Woodrow Wilson to negotiate an end to World War 1. |
League of Nations | A worldwide assembly of nations proposed by Woodrow Wilson that was included in the Treaty of Versailles ending World War 1. |
Red Scare | Led to the arrest or deportation of thousands of radicals, labor activists, and ethnic leaders. |
Sedition Act | Placed limits on freedom of speech during wartime. Also led to the imprisonment of Socialist Eugene V. Debs and others during WW1. |
War Industries Board | A federal agency that reorganized industry for maximum efficiency and productivity. |
Titanic | A British ship thought to be unsinkable, but sank on its first voyage in 1912 after running into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean. |
Propaganda | Used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. |
Woodrow Wilson | American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the U.S from 1913 to 1921. |
The Treaty of Versailles | A document signed between Germany and the Allied Powers following World War 1 that officially ended the war. |
Militarism | Increase in military or naval forces and a preference for force as a solution to problems. |
Nationalism | feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group. |
Trench Warfare | Form of fighting where two sides fight from opposite trenches. |
U-boat | German submarine |
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