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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. |
| nationalism | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it |
| assassination of ferdinand | murder of a public figure by surprise attack |
| zimmerman note | 1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S. It was intercepted and caused the U.S. to mobilized against Germany, which had proven it was hostile |
| league of nations | An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace. |
| harlem hell fighters | The African American infantry unit that fought with the French Army in World War I |
| armistice | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms |
| bolsheviks | Led by Vladimir Lenin it was the Russian communist party that took over the Russian goverment during WWI |
| communism | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist republic |
| 18th amendment | Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages |
| 19th amendment | Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections. |
| harlem renaissance | a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished |
| hoover dam | a dam built in the 1930s, with funding from the federal government, to control the Colorado River. |
| roaring 20s | A time of booming business, lots of new entertainment like Jazz Age music, and new technologies. |
| triple alliance | Alliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry |
| entente | an informal alliance between countries |
| triple entente | An alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI. |
| zepplins | first used in WW1- blimps used for spying purposes |
| schlieffen plan | Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia. |
| convoy system | having merchant ships travel in groups protected by warships |
| reds and whites | Reds are Russians favored for Communism while Whites are against it |
| feudalism | system in which poor people are legally bound to work for wealthy landowners |
| yalta conference | 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war |
| jazz age | Name for the 1920s, because of the popularity of jazz-a new type of American music that combined African rhythms, blues, and ragtime |
| scopes monkey trial | 1925, the trial that pitted the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution against teaching Bible creationism |
| alphabet soup | Term used to refer to the group of New Deal programs created to provide "Relief, Reform, and Recovery" for American citizens, banks, and businesses during the Great Depression. |
| dysentery | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea |
| fourteen points | the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations |
| capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of capital |
| socialism | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry |
| autarky | economic independence as a national policy |
| great depression | the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s |
| prohibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
| TVA | (Tennessee Valley Authority Act) Relief, Recover, and Reform. one of the most important acts that built a hyro-electric dam for a needed area. |
| okies | the farmers, who in the Great Depression, were forced to move, many moved to Oklahoma |
| new deal | the historic period (1933-1940) in the U.S. during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented |
| AEF | American Expeditionary Force |
| nativism | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate |
| Western Front | In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other. |
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