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armistice

a truce or agreement to end fighting

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war industries board (WIB)

an agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries

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propaganda

a kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions

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george creel

headed the Committee on Public Information, for promoting the war effort in WWI

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espionage and sedition act

two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in WWI

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great migration

the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities in the early 20th century

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14 points

the principles making up Presidents Wilson's plan for World Peace following WWI

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league of nations

an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace

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george clemenceau

French premier at Versailles peace conference who insisted on punishing Germany after the war; one of the Big Four.

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david lloyd george

the Prime Minister of Britain and one of the "Big Four" creating the Treaty of Versailles.

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treaty of versailles

the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations.

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reparations

the compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during a war (war damages)

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war guilt cause

a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI

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henry cabot lodge

conservative senator who wanted to keep the united states out of the league of nations

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