126882761 | Nationalism | loyalty and devotion to a nation | |
126882762 | Self-Determination | belief that people in a territory should have the ability to choose their own government | |
126882763 | Franz Ferdinand | the heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne | |
126882764 | Allies | those fighting for the triple entente/ partners | |
126882765 | Central Powers | what remained of the Triple Alliance- Germany and Austria- Hungarian joined with the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria to form the Central Powers | |
126882766 | Propaganda | information designed to influence opinion | |
126882767 | U-Boats | Britain blockaded Germany; to get around the blockade, Germans deployed submarines | |
126882768 | The Lusitania | a German submarine attacked a British passenger liner, Lusitania. | |
126882769 | Sussex Pledge | to keep America out of war, Germany promised to not sink any more passengers liners | |
126882770 | Zimmerman Telegram | proposed that Mexico ally with Germany in the event of war between Germany and the U.S. and in return, Mexico would regain it's "lost territory" | |
126882771 | Conscription | requiring people to enter military service | |
126882772 | Selective Service Act | all men between 21 and 30 had to register for the draft | |
126882773 | Liberty Bonds/ Victory Bonds | Americans loaned the government money as an act of patriotism | |
126882774 | Espionage | spying to acquire secret government information | |
126882775 | The Great Migration | lots of immigrants coming to America | |
126882776 | Schenck vs. the United States | the court ruled that freedom of speech could be curbed when the words uttered constituted a clear and present danger | |
126882777 | Doughboys | nicknames for inexperienced Americans soldiers who were fresh, so their presence immediately boosted the morale of allied forces | |
126882778 | Vladimir Lenin | communists; overthrew the Russia government (pulled Russia out of war) | |
126882779 | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | Russia lost substantial territory (Ukraine, Poland, Baltic territories, and Finland) and Germany was removed Russia lands | |
126882780 | League of Nations | preserve peace and political independence, which was created after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles | |
126882781 | Treaty of Versailles | signed by Germany. Had weakened or discarded many Wilson's proposals. Germany was stripped of armed forces and made to repay war damages | |
126882782 | Cost of Living | the cost of essential things to survive | |
126882783 | Red Scare | as strikes erupted across the United States in 1919, th fear that communist of "reds", might size to power | |
126882784 | Palmer Raids | a group of agents (FBI) stopped attacks (bombs) |
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