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WWI
Manning's World War One Review
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Four factors that led to World War I | NATIONALISM, MILITARISM, IMPERIALISM, ALLIANCES |
| Devotion to one's nation | NATIONALISM |
| Glorification of the military | MILITARISM |
| Political, military, economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories | IMPERIALISM |
| Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy | TRIPLE ALLIANCE |
| Alliance of France, Russia and Great Britain | TRIPLE ENTENTE |
| heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated in Sarajevo (Bosnia;this would touch off WWI | FRANCIS (FRANZ)FERDINAND |
| Bosnian conspirator who assassinated the archduke of Austria-Hungary | GAVRILO PRINCIP |
| The forces of Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia who fought the Central Powers; also known as the "Allies" | ALLIED POWERS |
| Forces of Germany, Austria-Hungary (later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire)who fought the Allied forces | CENTRAL POWERS |
| Wilson's policy at the beginning of WWI in Europe | NEUTRALITY |
| Information used to influence opinion | PROPAGANDA |
| German submarines | U-BOATS |
| English passenger liner that was sunk by Germany (128 Americans killed) | LUSITANIA |
| Germany's pledge to not attack and sink unarmed ships | SUSSEX PLEDGE |
| Communication between Germany and Mexico requesting that Mexico declare war on the United States; Mexico would get Texas, New Mexico, Arizona in return | ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM |
| Congressional act authorizing the draft of young men for military service; chosen by lottery | SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT (1917) |
| Director of the food administration; able to avoid rationing by encouraging volunteer efforts | HERBERT HOOVER |
| Congressional act that allowed postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspapers, magazines,etc; also established penalties for anyone obstructing the war effort or interfering with recruitment | ESPIONAGE ACT |
| Congressional act that made it unlawful to use disloyal, profane or scurrilous language about the US government, war, etc | SEDITION ACT |
| Supreme Court case that upheld that constitutionality of Sedition Act; cannot create a "clear and present danger"; First Amendment rights are denied to insure security | SCHENCK v. UNITED STATES |
| Spying to acquire secret government information | ESPIONAGE |
| Mass movement of African Americans from southern United States to northern states (esp. Chicago) in search of employment and to escape discrimination | GREAT MIGRATION |
| Commander of the American forces in WWI | GENERAL JOHN PERSHING |
| Nickname for American soldiers in WWI | DOUGHBOYS |
| Communists Party leader who was responsible for assassination on Czar Nicholas II, overthrow of Russian government and withdrawal of Russia from WWI | VLADIMIR LENIN |
| Cease fire; truce; 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month | ARMISTICE |
| President Wilson's goals for WWI and plan for future world negotiations; established the League of Nations, an "association of nations" | FOURTEEN POINTS |
| world organization established after WWI to promote peaceful cooperation between countries; forerunner to the United Nations | LEAGUE OF NATIONS |
| treaty between Germany and Allied forces (minus United States); forced Germany to pay reparations | TREATY OF VERSAILLES |
| payment for war damages; required of Germany as a consequence of WWI | REPARATIONS |
| isolationist US senators who opposed any treaty that that included a League of Nations; did not want US entangled in world organizations | IRRECONCILABLES |
| senators who opposed the Treaty of Versailles as it was written; wanted changes made to the language | RESERVATIONISTS |
| a wave of widespread fear that communists and radicals were plotting a revolution in the United States | RED SCARE |
| Alliance Italy abandoned in 1914 | TRIPLE ALLIANCE (LATER CALLED THE CENTRAL POWERS) |
| at the Paris Peace Conference, leaders of the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy | BIG FOUR |
| Official name of the US military force fighting in WWI | AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE |
| Union that was the target of police and vigilante groups during WWI. | INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD |
| A situation in which further action is useless; deadlock. | STALEMATE |
| A new horror of warfare that caused burning skin and blindness. | MUSTARD GAS |
| A method of fighting in ditches dug deep enough to enable soldiers to fight standing up. | TRENCH WARFARE |
| A group of ships traveling together for mutual protection. | CONVOY |
| American Senator involved in the fight regarding ratification of the Treaty of Versailles. | HENRY CABOT LODGE |
| US government official who headed the War Industries Board during WWI. | BERNARD BARUCH |
| Head of state of Germany throughout WWI. | KAISER WILHELM |
| Prime Minister of England during the war. | DAVID LLOYD GEORGE |
| He represented the French at the meeting of the Big Four | GEORGE CLEMENCEAU |
| Due to nationalistic and imperialist rivalries, this area was called the "power key of Europe" | BALKAN PENINSULA |
| The leader of Italy who represented the country at the Treaty of Versailles | VITTORIO ORLANDO |
| What was included in Points 1-5 of the 14 Points | NO SECRET ALLIANCES, FREEDOM OF THE SEA,FREE TRADE, REDUCTION IN ARMS, SELF DETERMINATION FOR COLONIAL NATIVES. |
| The only point of the 14 Points that was included in the Treaty of Versailles | LEAGUE OF NATIONS |
| Large artillery gun developed by the Germans that could fire a shell 9 miles | BIG BERTHA |
| Board organized to determine how to distribute/use raw materials and what/how much to produce | WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD |
| Germany's military strategy that focused on striking a crushing blow to France and then turning attention to Russia | SCHLIEFFEN PLAN |
| American soldiers who fought for the French so that they would be able to fight on the front lines | HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS |
| Derogatory name for the Germans | HUNS |
| This organization negotiated between workers and owners to prevent strikes; its motto was “work or fight”. | NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD |
| New rapid fire weapon technology that Made “going up and over” deadly during trench warfare | MACHINE GUN |
| The reason the Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles | US WOULD BE DRAWN INTO EUROPEAN CONFLICTS |
| Allowing peoples of a certain area/territory to decide for themselves what kind of government they want. | SELF DETERMINATION |
| As an effort to conserve food, the Food Administration encouraged children to become members of club? | THE CLEAN PLATE CLUB |
| Blowing out of proportion the threat of German presence in the United States by changing names of things such as food | WARTIME HYSTERIA |
| This organization utilized various methods to gain public support for the Allies during WWI | COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION |
| New weapon technology that made “going up and over” deadly during trench warfare. | MACHINE GUN |
| Type of warfare where combatants do not distinguish between soldiers and civilians. | TOTAL WAR |
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