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World War 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliance | a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. |
| imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
| isolationism | a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries. |
| militarism | the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
| nationalism | identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. |
| neutrality | the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality. |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | born on December 18, 1863, in Graz, Austria. In 1900, Ferdinand gave up his children's rights to the throne in order to marry a lady-in-waiting. While in power, he attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. |
| alliance system | was one of the main causes of World War One.The alliance system was made up of two groups, the Central powers (Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy(1914), and Turkey).The second group was the Allied powers (Russia, France, Great Britain, and United states) |
| World War 1 | the Seminal Catastrophe, and initially in North America as the European War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. |
| Zimmerman Telegraph | was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. |
| freedom of the seas | the right of merchant ships to move freely on the seas in peace or war without interference except in territorial zones. |
| British Blockade | occurred from 1914 to 1919.was a prolonged naval operation conducted by Allied Powers, especially Great Britain, during and after World War I to restrict the maritime supply of goods to the Central Powers, included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. |
| Lusitania | a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I. an ancient region and Roman province in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding generally to modern Portugal. |
| Sussex Pledge | promise made by Germany to the U.S. in 1916, during World War I before the latter entered the war. in 1915, Germany had a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, torpedoed without warning. |
| unrestricted submarine warfare | is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize rules (also known as "cruiser rules"). |
| Western Front | he main theater of war during the First World War. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France |
| Tanks | an armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat. Tanks have heavy firepower, strong armor, and good battlefield manoeuvrability provided by tracks and a powerful engine; usually their main armament is mounted in a turret. |
| poison gas | use of toxic chemicals as weapons dates back thousands of years, but the first large scale use of chemical weapons |
| airplanes | a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. |
| total war | a series of strategy games by The Creative Assembly for personal computers. They combine turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time tactical control of battles. The first of the series, Shogun: Total War was released in June 2000. |
| American Expeditionary | a formation of the United States Army on the Western Front of World War I. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of Gen. John J. Pershing. |
| Forces (AEF) | American Expeditionary Forces was a formation of the United States Army on the Western Front of World War I. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of Gen. John J. Pershing. |
| John J Pershing | General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing was a senior United States Army officer. His most famous post was when he served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front in World War I, 1917–18. |
| Argonne Forest | a long strip of rocky mountain and wild woodland in north-eastern France, approximately 200 km east of Paris, France. In 1792 Charles François Dumouriez outmaneuvered the invading forces of the Duke of Brunswick in the forest before the Battle of Valmy. |
| Alvin York | Sergeant York, one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 |
| Trench Warfare | a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. |
| U-Boats | a German submarine used in World War I or World War II. |
| Woodrow Wilson | statesman, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th president of the from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as president of Princeton University and the 34th governor of New Jersey before won the 1912 presidential election |
| fourteen points | a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. |
| Paris Peace Conference | known as the Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting in 1919 of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. |
| Versailles Treaty | was the meeting in 1919 of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. |
| War Guilt Clause | was a statement that Germany was responsible for beginning World War I. It reads as follows: ... It was bitterly resented, however, by virtually all Germans who did not believe they were responsible for the outbreak of the war. |
| reparations | the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged. |
| League of Nations | was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. A member of the prominent Lodge family, he received his PhD in history from Harvard University. As an undergraduate at Harvard, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. |
| Isolationism | a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries. |
| Selective Service Act | The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription |
| Schneck vs U.S. | 249 U.S. 47, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I. |
| Espionage Act of 1917 | a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. It was originally found in Title 50 of the U.S. Code but is now found under Title 18, Crime. |
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