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WW1 Vocabulary

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Another name for World War I Great War / War to End All Wars
Year that World War I started 1914
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, and at one point, Italy were part of what alliance in World War I? Central Powers
Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, and later the United States were part of what alliance in World War I? Allied Powers
Considered to be a cause of World War I, this word refers to European countries trying to gain control of other colonies and countries. Imperialism
Considered to be a cause of World War I, this word refers to pride in ones country or region. Countries wanted to remain independent and didn't want to be controlled by another country. Nationalism
This assassination of this heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was a direct cause of World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The president of the United States during World War I Woodrow Wilsom
Term often used for submarines during World War I, especially by the Germans U-boats
Term referring to a battle involving planes, with pilots shooting at each other while in flight Dogfight
Terms used for giant hydrogen-filled blimps that were used to drop explosives in World War I...not very effective since they were flammable Zeppelin
Type of fighting that would have been found on the Western Front of World War I Trench Warfare
Area of destruction and danger between the two enemy trenches during World War I No Man's Land
Name of the passenger liner sunk by German U-boats killing 1200 people during World War I that would later be one of the reasons America joined the war. It was not only secretly transporting weapons, but it also carried Americans, 128 of them died. Lusitania
This was sent from Germany to Mexico promising them land in the United States in return for their support against America. This would be the final straw for America before joining World War I. Zimmerman Telegram
Songs, posters, flyers, and slogans in World War I to sway the publics' opinion for or against something. Propaganda
Day that World War Ended. Also known as Armistice Day and is celebrated as Veterans Day. November 11, 1918
Treaty that ended World War I Treaty of Versailles (1919)
Payments to cover war damages. Other countries thought that Germany should have to pay these. Reparations
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after World War I. It advocated no secret agreements, independence for those who desire it, reducing of weapons, and a League of Nations Fourteen Points
Later replaced by the United Nations, this peace keeping organization was Woodrow Wilson's idea in the Fourteen Points. League of Nations
Who filled many of the jobs on the home front that were once held by men after they had to leave for war? Women
What right did women gain after World War I and their contributions on the home front. Voting
Turning point of World War I because it gave the Allied Powers a boost of not only fresh troops, but also money. America's entrance into the war
What alliance won World War I? Allied Powers
What country took most of the blame after World War I, including the payments to cover the damages of war? Germany
What country was blamed for the assassination of Austria-Hungary's archduke, because it wanted to unite with Bosnia, a territory that belonged to Austria-Hungary? Serbia
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