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End of WWI StudyStac
End of WWI Study Stack
Question | Answer |
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mobilize | prepare military for war |
militarism | aggressive strengthening of armed forces |
Central Powers | the alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany |
Allied Powers | France, Russia, and Britain |
trench warfare | defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches |
stalemate | a situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory |
U-boats | German submarines |
Lusitania | a British passenger liner |
Zimmermann Note | secret telegram to Mexico sent by the German foreign minister, ARthur Zimmermann, was decoded and then published by American newspapers in March 1917. |
Selective Service Act | 1917, required U.S. men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register to be drafted |
Liberty Bonds | provided billions of dollars in loans to the Allies |
National War Labor Board | in April 1918, the board helped workers and management avoid strikes and reach agreements. |
American Expeditionary Force | French and British generals called for immediate help on the front lines and asked the American troops to join French and British units. |
Communists | people who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property |
strategy | a plan for fighting a battle or war |
armistice | truce, went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918` |
League of Nations | international assembly of nations to work to settle international disputes and encourage democraacy |
repartions | payments for war damages |
Treaty of Versailles | peace settlement of WWI |