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American History-World War 1

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Neutrality
the state of not taking sides.
Nationalism
a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation.
Imperialism
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
Militarism
the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
Allies
the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
Central Powers
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Archduke Fanz Ferdinand
was shot by a Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
No Man's Land
a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire.
Trench Warfare
Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI
Blockade
to prevent weapons and other military supplies from getting through.
Lusitania
German U-Boat sunk this boat.
Zimmerman Note
proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany.
Selective Service Act
required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
American Expeditionary Force
led by General John J. Pershing; army of men from widely seperated parts of the country
General John J. Pershing
led the American Expeditionary Force.
Alvin York
was a conscientious objector., killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Freedom
Conscientious Objector
a person who opposes warfare on moral religious grounds.
Armistice
or truce, that ended the war.
48,000 Men
total casualties for the United States.
War Industries Board
encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency.
Food Administration
led by Herbert Hoover to help produce and conserve food.
Victory Gardens
community would plant gardens to grow food to send to the troops.
Propaganda
designed to influence people's thoughts and actions.
George Creel
Headed the Committee on Public Information, for promoting the war effort in WWI.
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against US partcipation in WWI.
Great Migration
movement of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the North.
Women
they moved into mens jobs like railroad work, cooks, dockworkers, and bricklayers.
Flu Epidemic
in the fall of 1918, the United States suffered a home-front economic crisis.
Wilson's Fourteen Points
The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe.
14 Points
1. No secret treaties.
2. Free seas.
3. Lower tariffs.
4. Weapons should be reduced.
5. policies should reflect the views of people.
6-13. Boundries.
14. League of Nations.
League of Nations
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty imposed on Germany by France, Great Britain, the United States, and other Allied Powers after World War I. It demanded that Germany dismantle its military and give up some lands to Poland. It was resented by many Germans.
Reparations
war damages.
1st Amendment
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
Schenck V. United States
Court case that limited freedom of speech 2) upheld the Espionage Act 3) under certain circumstances, the SC can limit free speech.
Russian Revolution
Two revolutions of 1917 took Russia out of WW1, and created the soviet union.
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