World War 1

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Theseare flashcards for World War 1
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Militarism The belief that a nation needs a large military
Central Powers an alliance between Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria during World War 1
Allies An alliance between Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britan, Italy, and 7 other countries in World War 1
U-boat Submarines that Germans used during World War 1
Woodraw Wilson The president during World War 1 who did not like war
Neutrality refusing to take sides in a war
Zimmermann Telegram a message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
John J. Perishing A general in France during World War 1
American Expeditionary Force The British and French army that wanted America to join
Convoy system A heavy guard of destroyers that escorts merchant ships
Second Battle of the Marne a battle during the summer of 1918
Alvin York An American soldier
Armistice An end to fighting
War bonds Lower intrest loans
Propaganda opinions expressed
Espionage Act A law that sets heavy fines and long prison terms for anti-war activities
Sedition Act A law that made it illeagal to critisize the war
Oliver Wendell Holmes a man who wrote the courts opinion
Great Migration When African-Americans moved to north contries
League of Nations An organasation set up to settle international conflicts
Fourteen Points President Woodraw Wilsons goal for peace
Treaty of Versailles The treaty that ended World War 1
Reparations Money a defeated nation pays to clean up
Red Scare A wave of panic from fear of a communist revolution
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