Unit 3 Vocab. Terms

Isolationism

A national policy of

avoiding involvement in

world affairs.

Collective Security

A security arrangement

that is political, regional, or

global, in which each state

in the system accepts that

the security of one is the

concern of all, and

therefore commits to a

collective response to

threats.

Internationalism

A national policy of actively

trading with foreign

countries to foster peace

and prosperity.

Imperialism

The actions used by one

nation to exercise political

or economic control over a

smaller or weaker nation.Monroe Doctrine

Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine is a

United States foreign policy

position opposing European

colonialism in the Western

Hemisphere. It states any

intervention in the political

affairs of the Americas by

foreign powers is considered

a hostile act against the US.

Lusitania

A British ocean liner, the

sinking of which by a

German U-Boat on May 7,

1915, contributed indirectly

to the entry of the United

States into World War I.

Woodrow Wilson

He was an American

politician who served as

the 28th US president from

1913 to 1921. He narrowly

won re-election in the 1916

presidential election

boasting how he kept the

nation out of wars in

Europe and Mexico.

Emma Goldman

She was a Russian-

born anarchist, political

activist, and writer. She

played a pivotal role in the

development of anarchist

political philosophy in North

America and Europe in the

first half of the 20th

century.

Mobilization

The act of assembling and

readying military troops

and supplies for war.

Victory Gardens

A garden planted by

civilians during the war to

raise vegetables for home

use, leaving more of other

foods for the troops.

Army Nurse Corps

It was formally established

by congress in 1901. The

ANC is the nursing

service for the US army

and provides nursing staff

in support of the Dept. of

Defense medical plans.

“Clear and Present Danger”

Is a doctrine adopted by

the US Supreme Court to

determine under what

circumstances limits can

be placed on First

Amendment freedoms of

speech, press, or

assembly.

Bolshevik Revolution

This was a period

of political and social

change in Russia, starting

in 1917. This period saw

Russia abolish its

monarchy and adopt a

socialist form of

government, also known as

the Russian Revolution.

League of Nations

Was the first worldwide

intergovernmental

organization whose

principal mission was to

maintain world peace. It

was founded onJan. 10th

1920 by the Paris Peace

Conference that ended

the First World War.

Nationalism

Loyalty and devotion to a

nation.

Propaganda

The spreading of ideas

about an institution or

individual for the purpose

of influencing opinion.

Espionage

Spying, especially to gain

government secrets.

Draft

A system used for

choosing people from a

population to serve in the

military.

Armistice

A temporary agreement to

end fighting.

Reparations

The payment by the losing

country in a war to the

winner for the damages

caused by the war.

Red Scare

A form of moral panic

provoked by fear of the rise

(supposed or real) of of

communist ideologies,

occurring immediately after

World War I.

Communism

A sociopolitical idea, the

goal of which is centered

around the ownership of

the means of production,

distribution, and exchange

that allocates products to

everyone in the society

based on need.

Palmer Raids

A series of raids to capture

and arrest suspected

socialists, especially

anarchists and

communists, and deport

them from the United

States.

Great Migration

It was the movement of six

million African Americans

out of the rural Southern

United States to the urban

Northeast, Midwest, and

West between 1910 and

1970.

Treaty of Versailles

➢ A peace treaty signed on

June 28, 1919, that ended

World War I between

Germany and the Allied

Powers, which required

Germany to surrender 10

percent of its prewar

territory in Europe and all of

its overseas possessions.