| A | B |
|---|
| mobilization | the readying of troops for war |
| Central Powers | Germany and Austria-Hungary |
| Allies | Russia, France, Serbia, and Great Britain |
| stalemate | a situation in which neither side is able to gain the advantage |
| autocrat | a ruler with unlimited power |
| propaganda | information intended to sway public opinion |
| u-boat | a submarine |
| Sussex pledge | The United States threatened to cut diplomatic ties to Germany |
| Zimmerman note | a secret offer to Mexico telling that if Mexico declared war on the US, Germany would reward them |
| Russian revolution | In 1917 the Russian czar was forced to give up the throne |
| Selective Service Act | authorizing a draft of young men for military service |
| American Expeditionary Force | made up of 3 million draftees, volunteers |
| convoy | a group of unarmed ships surrounded by a ring of destroyers, torpedo boats, and other armed naval vessels equipped with hydrophones to track and destroy submarines |
| zeppelin | floating airship |
| armistice | cease-fire |
| genocide | organized killing of an entire people |
| Liberty Bonds | special war bonds to support the Allied cause |
| price controls | a system of pricing determined by the government, on the sale of food |
| daylight saving time | turning clocks ahead one hour for the summer |
| sedition | any speech or action that encourages rebellion |
| vigilantes | citizen who take the law into their own hands |
| Fourteen Points | named for the amount of provisions it contained |
| self-determination | the power to make decisions about one's own future |
| spoils | rewards of war |
| League of Nations | an organization in which the nations of the world would join togethre to ensure security and peace for all its members |
| reparations | payment for economic injury suffered during a war |
