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- 2. Minute Speeches / short, patriotic talks given before movies or plays; goal was to gain support for the war and sell liberty bonds
- 5. / opposition
- 7. Act / 1917 act gave the government new ways to spy
- 10. Telegram / January 1917 the British intercepted a telegram from German government to Mexican government offering German support if Mexico declared war against the US; offered to return land Mexico lost the US.
- 12. / German submarine, taken from the German "untersee boat"
- 14. / a rise in military expenditure, an increase in military or naval forces, more influence of the military men upon the policies of the civilian government, and a preference for force as a solution to problems.
- 17. Industries Board / supervised the nation's industrial production
- 18. Plan / A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts.
- 20. System / defense agreement among nations
- 22. Powers / the coalition formed by Britain and her colonies (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and India), France, and Russia from the Beginning of the war, and later other countries like Belgium, Italy, and the US
- 23. / feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group
- 25. Powers / WW1 alliance Germany, Austria- Hungary, and the Ottoman empire
- 27. / the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute.
- 29. / people who are opposed to war and violence
- 32. de Guerre / French award from bravery (cross of war); Henry Johnson, an African American soldiers.
- 33. / British passenger liner sunk off the coast of Ireland by German u-boats 1915
- 36. / Person who believes in the political theory supporting collective or government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods.
- 37. Bonds (war bonds) / war bond sold to Americans; 2/3 of war budget
- 38. Front / The name given to the part of war that was not actively involved in the fighting but which was vital to it.
- 40. / a group of communists who overthrew the democratic Russian government
- 44. / a limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
- 45. of Brest-Litovsk / a signed agreement between Russia and the Central Powers when Russia withdrew from the war. Russia surrendered Poland, the Ukraine and other territory
- 46. of Nations / a union of countries formed in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to uphold peace, security and promote settlements by arbitration.
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- 1. Migration / movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
- 3. Alliance / pre WW1 alliance between Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary
- 4. Front / the line of trenches which stretched from the English channel across the battle fields of France and Belgium during WW1. West of Germany.
- 6. / teams of troops, ships or equipment
- 7. Front / fighting on the German-Russian, Austro-Russian, and Austro-Romanian fronts.
- 8. Day / 11, 11, 11, 1918 (11 day of the 11 month of the 11 hour 1918)
- 9. / The isolation of an enemy's ports by means of warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies. To block or prevent the import or export of supplies from a port.
- 11. / the gathering of resources and preparation for war
- 13. / Term used to describe the deadlock on the western front during the First World War.
- 15. Pledge / German pledge to warm neutral ships and passenger vessels before attacking
- 16. Self Determination / right of the people to decide how they should be governed
- 19. of power / system that prevents any one country from dominating the others
- 21. / Information given to show something or someone in a based way.
- 24. Expeditionary Force / American troops in Europe; led by Pershing
- 26. War Labor Board / Board created to ensure the production of vital war materials
- 28. Warfare / For of fighting whereby two sides fight each other from opposite trenches.
- 30. Administration / Agency created to encourage farmers to produce more and to persuade the public to eat less; goal was to assure enough food was available for the troops; encourages "Wheatless Mondays" "Meatless Tuesdays" Porkless Thursdays"
- 31. Shock / Medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare.
- 34. Service Act / established a military draft in the US.
- 35. on Public Information / goal of the committee was to persuade the Americans that they war represented a battle for democracy and freedom.
- 39. / nickname for American troops in Europe
- 41. and Sedition acts / passed in 1918 made it a crime to say, print, or write almost anything negative about the government
- 42. Entente / pre WW1 alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia
- 43. Points / the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations.