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networks
a group system of interconnected people or things; on the western front, troops dug off trenches that stretched from the English channel to the Swiss border
convoys
merchant ships and troop transports gathered into groups and escorted across the Atlantic by warships
adequately
to a satisfactory or acceptable extent
armistice
a temporary agreement to end fighting; cease-fire that ended the war signed by Germany
resolve
to come to an agreement, peace conference in Paris for the complicated issues arising
reparation
compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state; Germany had to pay its Allies $33 billion
Vladimir Lenin
1917; leader of Bolshevik party, overthrew the Russian government and established a communist government
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
signed between Litovsk-Russia and Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I
Fourteen Points
President Wilson’s plan based on the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities
League of Nations
Wilson called for the creation of a “general association of nations” member nations would help preserve peace and prevent future wars by pledging to respect and protect each other’s territory and political independence
Treaty of Versailles
1919; officially ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers, Germany to pay for financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies
cost of living
the cost of purchasing goods and services essential for survival
general strike
a strike involving all the workers in a particular geographic location
widespread
having influence on or affecting a large group
authorities
those who have control over determining and enforcing what is right or wrong
deport
to expel individuals from the country
restoration
to rebuild something to resemble its original state
Red Scare
fear that communists, or “reds",” might seize power led to a nationwide panic
A. Mitchell Palmer
American attorney and politician who served as 50th US attorney gerneral, oversaw Palmer Reids during Red Scare
J. Edgar Hoover
established a special division within Justice Department, served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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