Major Central Powers � Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Major Allies � Triple Entente
Great Britain, France, Russia
Neutral
many countries�officially not aligned with either the Central Powers or the Allies�Few of these neutral European countries were powerful. Others (like Italy) switched sides
Gavrilo Princip
The assassin of the archduke and his wife that triggered the declarations of war and a member of the Serbian "Black Hand
Espionage Act
You cannot interfere with the war effort. (Still an active law).
Sedition Act
You cannot insult the flag, the Constitution, the military by distributing anti-war materials. (No longer an active law).
Schenck vs. US
Schenck was passing out pamphlets urging Americans to resist the draft. He was arrested.
Centenary
100 year anniversary
Europe-centric
centered
Kaiser Wilhelm
leader of germany
Doughboys
us soldiers nickname
Meuse-Argonne region
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Black Jack Pershing
nickname of General John Pershing who commanded soldiers on the Western Front in 1918