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World War I Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliances | When countries formed partnerships to help one another |
| Stalemate | When two opposing sides can't win, they are stuck in a tie |
| Militarism | Building up a country's military |
| Trench warfare | Using a continuous front for protection from the enemy where men experienced illness, lice, trench foot and death |
| Alsace- Lorraine | French region that was lost to Germany that both countries wanted |
| Francis Ferdinand | Future leader of Austria-Hungary that was killed by a Serbian group |
| Contraband | Weapons and other war supplies |
| U-Boat | German submarine |
| Louisitania | Passenger ship that was carrying American passengers that German U-Boats sunk |
| Zimmerman Note | Requested that Mexico declare war on U.S. and become an alliance to Germany |
| Fourteen Points | President Wilson's plan for peaceful relations allowing freedom of the seas, the right for people to choose their own government, and creation of the League of Nations |
| Espionage Act | Allowed postal workers to go through mail to get rid of any mail that said anything negative about the war or the government, went against the freedom of speech |
| Sedition Act | Fined or imprisoned Americans if they said anything negative or disloyal about the government or the war, went against freedom of speech |
| German - Americans | Group of people that faced discrimination in the U.S. due to WWI |
| Neutral | Staying out of a fight, not taking sides |
| African Americans | Group of people that were able to gain better jobs due to white men leaving to fight in the war |
| Women | Group of people that gained rights by being able to work once men left for service. |
| Isolationist | Someone that wanted the U.S. to stay out of the war and foreign affairs |
| Interventionist | Someone that wanted the U.S. to get involved in the war and foreign affairs |
| Internationalist | Someone that wanted the U.S. to stay out of the war, but still be involved in world affairs to try to keep the peace |
| Nationalism | Showing pride in your country |
| Imperialism | One country trying to take over other countries to become more powerful |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's plan for WWI |
| Reparations | Payment for war damages |
| Conscientious Objector | A person that refuses to fight in a war based on their religious beliefs |
| Propaganda | The spreading of ideas to make people believe a certain way, often through posters and pamphlets |
| Self Determination | The right for people to choose their own form of government |
| Selective Service Act | A law that was passed that allowed the government to create a draft that would increase the number of men available to serve in the military during a war |
| Great Migration | When African Americans moved North to get better paying jobs |
| League of Nations | A world organization that was created to promote peaceful cooperation between countries, it didn't really have the power to stop wars though |
| Convoy | A group of ships that traveled together for protection against German U-Boats |
| Germany | Blamed for WWI, had to pay money back to the Allies which left them poor and with little food |
| United States | Entered the war in 1917, although they had been aiding the Allies with money and weapons prior to this date |
| Russia | Dropped out of the war when a new communist leader took over |
| Italy | Switched from the Central Powers side to the Allies side during the war |
| War Industries Board | Regulated what factories were producing in the U.S., told them what they could make, where items were sent and how much they would cost to help the war effort |
| Spark of WWI | Killing of Francis Ferdinand |
| Arthur Zimmerman | German that wrote the Zimmerman Note |
| Article 10 | The US senators did not agree with the wording of this part of the Treaty of Versailles, they were scared it would draw us into another war |
| Treaty of Versaille | Made Germany pay reparations, the U.S. did not sign this treaty because of Article 10 |
| Continuous Front | A line of trenches that went on and on |
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