Term | Definition |
World War I | This war is also called The Great War and was fought between The Allies and Central Powers. |
a World Power | A country that has significant influence in international affairs. |
Global Economic Activities | The system of how money is used around the world. |
ally | a friend or supporter |
Nationalism | Love of country and the desire to have one's country free from the control of another |
Lusitania | A British passenger ship that was sunk by Germany and killed over 100 Americans. |
Treaty of Versailles | This document ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. |
Louis Armstrong | A trumpet player who was part of the Jazz Age who nicknames included Satchmo or Pops. |
Langston Hughes | A poet who was part of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote a poem titled, Dreams. |
Babe Ruth | A baseball ball player who played for the New York Yankees and hit 714 home runs. |
Henry Ford | He founded the Ford Motor Company and created the Model - T car. |
Charles Lindberg | The first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. |
The Central Powers | Germany, Austria - Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria |
The Allied Powers | British Empire, France, Russian Empire, and the United States |
The event that triggered World War I | the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife |
Woodrow Wilson | the President of the United States during World War I |
alliance | agreement among nations to defend one another |
militarism | the belief of a government that a country should have a strong military to defend or promote national interests |
imperalism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
re-privatizing | process of restoring properties seized (taken) by the governement |
League of Nations | a group of countries that agree to work together to maintain peace |
National War Labor Board (NWLB) | a group of people who decided labor (work) disagreements |