neutrality
The refusal to take sides or become involved in a conflict
moral diplomacy
the concept that the United States should drastically reduce its intervention in the affairs of other countries
espionage
spying
Armenian Genocide
a campaign by the Turks from the reports that forced deportations of millions Americans
dissent
disagreement with the government officials opinions
conscientious objectors
a person who refuses to fight in a war for religious reasons
sedition
the criminal act of trying to persuade individuals to undermine the government
civil liberties
individual rights protected by law from government interference
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
the corps of the soldiers sent to fight in Europe.
John J. Pershing
commander of troops in Cuba, mexico, and American west
liberty bonds
loaned money to the US government
influenza
an acute and highly contagious illness commonly called the flu
pandemic
a sudden outbreak of disease that spreads over a wide geographic area
Great Migration
A mass movement of African Americans that had began leaving the south for cities in the north around 1910
18th Amendment/Volstead Act
prohibition of the sale of alcohol and contained measures to enforce prohibition
19th Amendment
granted women the right to vote
Sovereignty
freedom from external control
Treaty of Versailles
officially brought the war to a close and was signed in the hall of mirrors in Paris
League of Nations
a general assembly of countries that would symbolize relations among countries and help preserve peace
Warren G. Harding
A senator who promised frustrated voters a “return to normalcy” reduced governments role in business.
