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Chapter 10 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Alsace-Lorriane | A territory owned by France but was lost to the Germany. |
militarism | glorification of the military. |
Western front | a battle between the Allies and Central powers in western Europe during World war 1. |
casualty | soliders killed, wounded, or missing. |
contraband | supplies captured from an enemy during wartime. |
U-boat | German submarine. |
Lusitania | British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat in World War 1. |
Zimmermann note | telegram written by German Foreign Minister Zimmermann proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States during World War 1. |
Selective service act | act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service. |
CPI | government agency created during World War 1 to encouarge Americans to support the war. |
conscientious objector | person whose moral or religious beliefs forbid him of her to fight in wars. |
Espionage act | act passed by COngress in 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities. |
Great Migration | movement of African Americans in the 20th century from the rural south the the industrial north. |
convoy | group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by warships. |
Fourteen points | list of terms for resolving World War 1 and future wars outlined by american President Woodrow Wilson. |
self-determination | the right of people to choose their own form of government. |
League of nations | world organization established after World War 1 to promote peaceful cooperation between countries. |
reparations | payment for war damages. |
"irreconcilables" | isolationist Senators who opposed any treaty ending World War 1 that had the League of Nations folded into it. |
"reservationists" | A group of senators who opposed the Treaty of Versailles to end World War 1, unless specific changes were included. |
influenza | flu virus. |
inflation | rising prices. |
Red scare | fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life. |
Palmer raids | the series of raids in the early 1920s against suspected radicals and communists. |
creditor nation | country which is owned more money by other country than it owes other countries. |