CIVIL WAR TERMS & PEOPLE YOU MUST KNOW
PART ONE
imperialism- idea
that a country can increase its power by taking control of or influencing
weaker countries
alliances- partnerships(
like countries working together)
neutral-not
getting involved or supporting either side in a war
annex-to
take control of a territory or place
Rough Riders- the
first volunteer cavalry regiment for the US in the Spanish-American War. It was made up of NY policemen, clerks,
musicians, and athletes. (It was led by
Theodore Roosevelt)
Zimmermann Telegram- The British
intercepted a secret message headed to Mexico from Germany. It proposed that Mexico work with Germany if
the U.S. entered
the war. The telegram said that Mexico
could win back Texas,
Arizona, and New Mexico if they did.
bond -an
agreement with a government to pay for something like a war, which is
then repaid later
Dough Boys -a
nickname given to American soldiers who fought in WWI (It
is thought to have come from the chalky dust of the Southwest or from their round
buttons on their uniforms, which looked like small doughnuts)
armistice- an
agreement to stop fighting
Herbert Hoover- a
man in charge of a new government agency called the Food Administration. He helped Americans conserve food so we’d
have more
to send to the soldiers overseas.
John Pershing- the
General who in 1917 led 2 million American soldiers to Europe to fight
Lawrence Tyson-He was from Knoxville and led soldiers into Belgium
in l918. He received
one of the highest medals awarded by the U.S. government. His
son’s plane was shot down over the North Atlantic. He searched and
found his son’s body by himself. He
later became a US Senator.
Alvin York- He
was a Tennessean who didn’t want to be drafted.
He tried to get out of serving in the military claiming religious reasons, but he had to go anyway. He became a war hero. He dedicated his life after the war to building
schools and getting more jobs in his town.
A movie was made about
him.
