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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Allied Powers | world war I alliance of Britian, France, and Russia, and later joined by Italy, the United States, and others. |
| Central Powers | World War I alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire |
| U-Boats | The war at sea started with a British blockade of German ports. Germany fought back by introducing a new weapon called a U-boat, or submarine. |
| Lusitania | The German sinking of the Lusitania killed 128 Americans. The U.S. strongly protested U-boat attacks on merchant ships carrying American passengers. |
| Sussex pledge | Germany agreed in the Sussex pledge to stop sinking merchant ships without warning but attached the condition that the U.S. help end the illegal British blockade. Wilson rejected that condition, and Germany did not keep the pledge. |
| Preparedness movement | As anger over American deaths at sea grew, some Americans called for the country to prepare for war. |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare | In a desprite bid to end the conflict, Germany announced early in 1917 that it would resume unrestricted submarine warfare. |
| Zimmerman Note | The disclosure of the Zimmerman note, calling for cooperation between Mexico and Germany to take back U.S. territory, outraged Americans. Soon after its publication, the U.S. declared war on Germany. |
| Selective Service Act | Before the U.S. could join the Allies, ten of thousands of troops had to be and trained. As part of this process, Congress passed the Selective Service Act to create a national draft. |
| 369th Regiment | Hundreds of thousands of African Americans served in segragated military units during WW1. The all black 369th regiment received France's highest military honors for its services in Europe. |
| American Expeditionary Force | Pres. Woodrow Wilson and Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, insisted that the most American troops fight as a force separate from the Allied army. |
| The Land War | New weapons made land warfare much deadlier than ever before. The result was trench warfare, a new kind of defensive war. |
| The Air War | Both sides first used airplanes and airships for obsevation. Technological improvements allowed them to make specialized planes for bombing and fighting. |
| The Sea War | Early in the war, ocean combat took place between battleships. The Germans then used U-boats to sink large numbers of ships. |
| Meuse-Argonne offensive | In 1918, close to 1 million U.S. soldiers took part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Their success helped bring about an armitice with Germany. |
| Women's Peace Party | For religious or political reasons, some Americans opposed the war. Among the leading peace activists were members of the Women's Peace Party. |
| Committee on Public Information | During the war, the government created this propaganda agency to build support for the war. |
| Liberty Bonds | The purchase of Liberty Bonds by the American public provided needed funding for the war and gave Americans a way to participate in the war effort. |
| Great Migration | During the war, hundreds of thousands of African Americans migrated out of the South. They were attracted to northern cities by job opportunities and hopes for a better life. |
| Espionage and Sedition acts | The Espionage and Sedition acts allowed the federal government to supress antiwar sentiment. The laws made it illegal to express opposition to the war. |
| Socialists and Wobblies | Socialists and Wobblies who opposed the war became the targets of both patriot groups and the government for their antiwar positions. Many were jailed under the Espionage and Sedition acts |
| Schenck v. United States | The Supreme Court uphelp the constitutionality of the Espionage Act in this 1918 case. It ruled that the government could restrict freedom of speech in times of "clear and present danger". |
| The Fourteen Points | Wilson's proposition for world peace and democracy after the horrors of the global conflict in WWI. Was viewed with mixed reaction from many Americans who wanted to return to post-war isolationism and those that wanted America to play a large role in post-war peace |
| The Big Four | Italy, France, England, and the U.S. 4 powers who met at Versallies to discuss peace |
| Treaty of Versailles | the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans |
| League of Nations | an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations |
| Rejection of the Treaty | Partisan politics and Wilson's refusal to compromise led to the treaty's rejection and ended Wilson's hopes for U.S. membership in the League of Nations. |
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