C6A quiz

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stability

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being in a state of peace free from social unrest, Wilson believed this would help a nations democracy

guerillas

Pancho Villa led a group of armed band that uses surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare

nationalism

a feeling of intense pride in one’s homeland, had become a powerful idea in Europe

emphasis

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a special importance given to an object or idea; promoting homeland’s culture and interests

self-determination

one of the basic ideas of nationalism; the idea that people who belong to a nation should have their own country and government

propaganda

information designed to influence opinion

erode

to wear away at something until it fades; events did this to American neutrality and brought the nation to the side of the Allies

contraband

prohibited materials to prevent neutral countries from shipping food to Germany

U-boat

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coming from German word “unterseeboot” meaning underwater boat; Germans deployed these to get around Britain’s blockade

Pancho Villa

led a group of guerillas who burned down Columbus, New Mexico and killed a number of Americans

Franz Ferdinand

an archduke and the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne; his

assassination was the start of WWI to bring down the Austro Hungarian Empire

Allies

the Triple Entente formed by France, Russia, and Great Britain; Italy joins in 1915

Central Powers

Italy’s decision to join Allies broke it up, Germany and Austria Hungary joined with Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria

Sussex Pledge

met the foreign policy goals of both Germany and President Wilson by keeping the US out of war a little longer

Zimmermann telegram

a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.

draft

to randomly select someone for military service

conscription

the requirement to do military service; believed it to be a violation

victory garden

the most successful government agency by Herbert Hoover, responsible for increasing food productions

migrate

action of moving from one place to another

espionage

the act of spying to acquire government information, the act of 1917 established penalties to people who aided enemies

constitute

the act of marketing something necessary, 1919 Supreme Court ruled that freedom of speech could be curbed

War Industries Board

one of the first US Agencies established in 1917, entailed coordinating war productions

Bernard Baruch

appointed to run the War Industries Board, in charge to tell the Wall Street stockbrokers what to produce

liberty bond

debt obligation issued by the US Department of Treasury in conjunction with the federal reserve

victory bond

debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditors

Committee on Public Information

the task of selling stories of war to the people, for new governmentt agency