USH: WWI
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Lsangdahl Plus on November 14, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nationalism | Sense of extreme pride or loyalty to a nation |
| Allied Powers | France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, United States |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Bulgeria |
| Triple Alliance | Military Alliance formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy before WWI |
| Trench Warfare | Opposing armies fighting from behind fixed fortifications, |
| Treaty of Versailles | Agreement ending World War I; punished Germany |
| Triple Entente | Military alliance formed by Great Britain, France, and Russia before WWI |
| Lusitania | British passenger ship torpedoed by German U-Boat; Americans aboard as well |
| Archduke Ferdinand | Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne,his death "sparked" WWI |
| Gavrilo Princip | 19 year old Serbian nationalist who killed Archduke Ferdinand, |
| Militarism | build up of the military/preparation for war; glorified war and military strength |
| No-man's Land | Area between enemy trenches., |
| Alliances | Countries agreeing to help other countries for military strength and protection |
| War Zone | Area around Great Britain waters that German U-Boats will sink ships |
| 1917 | Year that the United States enters World War I |
| 1914 | The year that the Great War started in Europe |
| Selective Service Act | men ages 21-30 had to register for the draft [later changed to 18-45] |
| Woodrow Wilson | Elected President in 1916 and wrote "14 Points" and founded the League of Nations, |
| Sedition Act | This made it illegal to criticize the government of the military |
| Imperialism | when a strong nation takes over a weaker nation |
| U-boat | Submarine--German |
| Zimmerman note | Germany offered to give U.S. land to Mexico for help in attacking U.S., |
| Stalemate | no movement possible by either side |
| Conscientious objector | opposed to joining war effort based on moral reasons |
| Woodrow Wilson: campaign slogan | "He kept us out of war." |
| U.S. Declaration of War: reason for war | "Make the world safe for Democracy" |
| Nicholas II | last Tsar/Czar of Russia, |
| War Industries Board (WIB) | controlled production, prices, wages in industry |
| John Perching | American general during WWI |
| Schenk vs U.S. | Ok to limit speech during war; "clear & present danger" |
| Committee on Public Information | Gov't agency to produce propaganda in support of the war |
| 14 points | Wilson's plan for future peace |
| Western Front | Battle lines in France against Germany |
| Liberty Bonds | purchased by citizens to provide $$ to the gov't for the war. |
| Victory Garden | families used this to help save food for the troops |
| Women | During the Great War, they had more job opportunities, factories, nurses, clerks |
| League of Nations | Organization to prevent war; members from many different countries. |
| Reparations | $$ paid by Germany to cover war damages. |
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