World War I

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Across
  1. 2. Red Scare- the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents.
  2. 3. self-determination- the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government
  3. 5. Espionage Act- an attempt to deal with the climate created in the country by World War I.
  4. 6. convoy- a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.
  5. 7. Palmer Raids- a series of raids in late 1919 and early 1920 by the United States Department of Justice intended to capture, arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. The raids and arrests occurred in November 1919 and January 1920 under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
  6. 8. Western Front- 1.the zone of fighting in western Europe in World War I, in which the German army engaged the armies to its west, France, the UK, and, from 1917, the US. For most of the war the front line stretched from the Vosges mountains in eastern France through Amiens to Ostend in Belgium.
  7. 9. U-boat- a German submarine used in World War I or World War II
Down
  1. 1. Warren G. Harding- the 29th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1921 until his death.
  2. 2. inflation- sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
  3. 3. Fourteen Points- a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I, elucidated in a January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
  4. 4. Great Migration- the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1910 and 1970.
  5. 6. League of Nations- an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
  6. 7. militarism- the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
  7. 8. creditor nation- A nation with a cumulative balance of payment surplus.