Unit 5: World War I Flashcards
armistice
a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict
conscientious objector
a person who refuses, on moral grounds, to participate in warfare
convoy system
the protection of merchant ships from U-boat—German submarine—attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships
Espionage & Sedition Act
two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh
penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War
Fourteen Points
the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for world peace following World War I
League of Nations
an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace
Lusitania
a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915
militarism
the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy
nationalism
a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation
no man’s land
an unoccupied region between opposing armies
propaganda
a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions
reparations
the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war
Selective Service Act
a law, enacted in 1917, that required men to register for military service
Treaty of Versailles
the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations
trench warfare
military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield
