Alliance System
a system in which countries agree to defend each other or to advance common causes
Militarism
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary whose assassination started World War One
Serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
Austria- Hungary
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
Allied Powers
term for Great Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia in World War I
Central Powers
Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) in World War I.
Trench Warfare
a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
Airplanes
Airplanes were a new invention, used for reconnaissance- to see what was happening on the battlefield below.
Chemical Warfare
warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy. Perhaps the most feared new weapon introduced during WW1 was poison gas.
Naval Blockade
the use of a fleet of ships to prevent ships carrying supplies from reaching ports
Convoys
Groups of merchant ships protected by warships used to counteract submarine warfare
Lusitania
American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI
Zimmerman Telegraph
telegraph telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the US
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The use of submarines to sink without warning any ship found in an enemy's waters
Mobilization
the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war
Conscription
The draft" which required all young men to be ready for military or another service
American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
name given to American troops in Europe in world war 1
Selective Service Act
act passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service
War Industries Board
establish by the national government in 1917 to regulate prices and industrial production
Herbert Hoover
The 31st President of the United States; President during the stock market crash of '29
War Bonds
a low-interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of years, made to pay off the war.
Espionage Act
1917 act gave the government new ways to combat spying
Sedition Act
1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government
Committee of Public Information
launched a massive propaganda campaign to build support for the war
Eugene Debs
leader of the American Socialist Party
Schenck v. United States
Court case questioning whether or not the draft contradicted the espionage act
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Born on March 8, 1841, in Boston, Massachusetts, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court for nearly 30 years.
Great Migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970. Until 1910, more than 90 percent of the African-American population
German Americans
American born in Germany or whose ancestor was from Germany
Conscientious Objectors
Men who refused to fight because it violated their religious beliefs to kill others
Fourteen Points
Plan drawn up by Woodrow Wilson to achieve and maintain lasting peace after World War I
Treaty of Versailles
the 1919 peace settlement that ended war between Germany and the Allied powers
War Guilt Clause
Part of the Treaty of Versailles in which Germany took responsibility for the war