| A | B |
|---|
| militarism | Policy of aggressively buildin up an army in preparation for a war |
| mobilization | the readying of troops for war |
| stalemate | no side can gain the advantage |
| autocrat | ruler with unlimited power |
| u-boat | german submarine |
| sussex pledge | ( 1916 )pledge by german gov't that they would warn ships before attacking |
| Lusitania | british passenger boat believed to be sunk by a german u-boat |
| Zimmerman note | ( 1917 ) note by a german diplomat proposing an alliance with Mexico |
| Russian Revolution | collapse of the czar's gov't in Russia in 1917, leading ultimately to the Bolshevik takeover |
| Selective service Act | (1917) law authorized a draft of young me for military service |
| American Expeditionary Force | name given to American troopsin W.W.I. |
| convoy | group of armed and unarmed ships deployed to protect merchant shipping |
| armistice | cease fire; truce |
| genocide | organized killing of an entire group of people |
| Liberty Bonds | special war bonds sold to support the allied cause during W.W.I |
| sedition | speech or actions that encourage rebellion |
| vigilantes | citizen who takes the law into his/her own hands |
