WWI Terms- 2nd Half
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 propaganda | the spreading of ideas that help or hurt a cause |
| Selective Service | required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft |
| draft | a law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military |
| bureaucracy | a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |
| Herbert Hoover | the head of the Food Administration during WWI; encouraged an increase of food production by promoting the idea that "food will win the war" |
| Liberty Bonds | bonds that were sold to help provide money for war |
| pacifists | people who refuse to fight in war |
| socialists | people who support community ownership of property and the sharing of all profits |
| Great Migration | the movement of many Black-Americans into the North because of the many job opportunities provided by the war industries |
| Vladimir Lenin | the leader of the Bolsheviks who started the 2nd Russian Revolution (communism) |
| Bolsheviks | the communist party in Russia that took over the government during the 2nd Russian Revolution |
| 2nd Russian Revolution | during October 1917; Bolsheviks led by Lenin tried to overtake the democratic system and turn Russia into a communist government |
| Russian Civil War | when anti-communists, "White" Russians, fought the communist government "Reds" after the October Revolution of 1917 |
| Treaty of Brest- Litovsk | the treaty signed by Russia and Germany in 1918 that ended Russia's participation in WWI |
| America's "Unknown" War | when Wilson sent American troops to support "White Russians" who tried to overthrow the communist revolution |
| The Red Scare | the fear that spread across the nation that a communist revolution would take place in the U.S.; many threats and people were deported or arrested |
| German "Peace Offensive" | ? |
| American Expeditionary Force | the American troops led by John J. Pershing that fought in Europe during WWI |
| John J. Pershing | the General who commanded the American Expeditionary Force during WWI |
| Harlem Hell Fighters | an African American unit that was attached to the French; 369th Infantry |
| Armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
| Abdicate | to give up power |
| Epidemic | the rapid spread of a contagious disease among a large number of people |
| Spanish Flu | the epidemic that began to spread in 1918; killed more than 30 million people |
| Fourteen Points | a peace plan created by Wilson to prevent international problems from causing another war |
| Self-Determination | the right of national groups to have their own territories and forms of government |
| League of Nations | an association of nations that had the job of protecting the independence of all countries- large or small |
| The Big Four | Leaders of Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S. after WWI |
| Reparations | cash payments for the losses suffered during the war |
| "Peace without Victory" | Woodrow's goal to end the war without harshly punishing the Germans and other defeated powers |
| Treaty of Versailles | the most important treaty of Peace of Paris; not accepted by the U.S. |
| Isolationist | After WWI, Americans who wanted the U.S. to stay out of world affairs |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | leader who critiqued the League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles because he wanted the U.S. to stop getting involved in wars and European affairs |
| Sovereignty | the freedom to individuals to exercise rights and functions provided within a territory |
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