Important terms of World War I

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  1. 6. in WWI a group of nations originally consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the US, Italy, and others- that opposed the central powers
  2. 8. the use of exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers
  3. 10. group of nations led by germany, austria-hungary, and the Ottoman empire that opposed the allies in the world war I
  4. 11. an british passenger ship that was sunk by a german u-boat on may 7. 1915
  5. 12. the principles making up president woodrow wilson's plan for world peace following world war I
  6. 13. 1919 peace treaty at the end of world war I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations
  7. 15. were two major defense alliances in europe
  8. 16. military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than in a open battlefield
  9. 17. kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions
Down
  1. 1. a message sent in 1917 by the german foreign minister to the german ambassador in Mexico, proposing a german-mexican alliance and promising to help mexico regain texas, new mexico, and arizona if the united states entered World War I
  2. 2. the us policy of using the nations economic power to exert influence over other countries
  3. 3. a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation
  4. 4. the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means
  5. 5. policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their uses as a tool of diplomacy
  6. 7. an extensions of the Monroe Doctrine, announced by president theodore roosevelt in 1904, under which the united states claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of western hemisphere nations
  7. 9. an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace
  8. 14. US public opinion favored war, April 20th, US declared war against spain