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Chapter 24
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8th Grade
05/15/2012

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Militarism
Definition
the belief that a nation needs a large military
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Nationalism
Definition
pride and loyalty to ones country(over the top)
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Imperialism
Definition
domination, a country spreading it's power to colonies and territories.
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Neutrality
Definition
refusing to take a side; not favoring one side or the other
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Stalemate
Definition
neither side has the advantage; no movement
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American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
Definition
name for U.S. Army forces during WWI
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Espionage Act
Definition
law that the act of spying(telling secrets or plans to the enemy) is illegal
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Sedition Act
Definition
law that made protest of the war in verbal or printed for illegal
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Dogfights
Definition
battle in the air fought by airplanes
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Reparations
Definition
defeated nation's repayment for war damage(Germany)
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Propaganda
Definition
an expressed opinion to influence others
U.S. gov't created the Committee of Public Information to 'sell' the war
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armistice
Definition
a stop to fighting, mutual agreement(truce) NOT peace
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Red Scare
Definition
fear of communism
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Palmer Raids
Definition
6000 Americans arrested as suspects of communist/anarchist acts
no warrants or Habeas Corpus
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race riots
Definition
despite African American involvement in WWI for democracy, still segregated. Race riots broke out in 25 cities
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Fourteen Points
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"peace without victory"
- 14th point- League of Nations
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
Ended WWI:
Germany pays $33 billion and no colonies
Austrian and Hungary broken up
Czecheslakia, Yugoslavia and Poland become nations
League of Nations, w/o U.S.
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Great Migration
Definition
African Americans move north to the jobs left by soldiers
women apart of this as well
Cities: NYC, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland
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war bonds
Definition
to pay for war, sold by gov't
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War Industry Board
Definition
stopped strikes, controlled factory production
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Convoy System
Definition
escorts supply ships by surrounding them with destroyers to protect from U-boats
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Selective Service Act
Definition
draft, 200,000 -> 3 million
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Black Hand
Definition
Serbian anarchist group, responsible for the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Allies
Definition
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia + 7 more
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
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Neutral Countries
Definition
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Spain
Alabania
Switzerland
Luxemburg
Netherlands
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Zimmerman Telegram
Definition
Germany tries to get Mexico to join the war in turn Germany would help take back Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. Intercepted
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Schenk vs. United States
Definition
anti-war activist, Schenk, ruled guilty, not guaranteed freedom of speech during wartime
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