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Conscription
Forced service in the military
No Man’s Land
Land between trenches with barbed wire, landmines, and dead bodies.
Interventionist
Favors intervening in foreign affairs.
Isolationism
Favors removing themselves from foreign affairs
Blockade
Stops the delivery of goods and supplies; performed by the navy
U-Boats
German submarine
Neutrality
Staying out of war, not picking a side
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Sinking of any and all ships by submarines
Lusitania
British owned ocean liner that was sunk by a u-boat, killed 123-128 Americans
Zimmerman Telegram
Sent from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the US; US joined the war shortly after this was made public
Liberty Gardens
Grown by Americans to feed themselves and troops
Selective Service Act 1917
All men were registered for the draft for military service
Espionage Act 1917
Sought to crackdown on disloyalty during World War I in the US
Sedition Act 1918
Made it a criminal offense to speak out, protest, or write in opposition of the US government and wartime policies
Doughboys
Nickname for American soldiers
14 Points
Proposed by Woodrow Wilson which outlined America’s war aims during WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ended WWI; led to many problems that started WWII
League of Nations
World body created after WWI to secure mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity
Central Powers
Made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Entente Powers
Made up of England, France, Italy, Russia, and later the US
Great Migration
Movement of African Americans from the South to the North
Reparations
Payment for war damages