| A | B |
|---|
| Nationalism | desire for independence; love of one's country |
| Imperialism | a desire to own colonies for raw materials and markets for goods |
| Armament Race | goal was to be leader in seapower and airpower |
| Commercial Rivalry | Germany wanted to "steal" some of Great Britain and France's successful markets. |
| Cause of World War I | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Cause for U. S. entry into WWI | unrestricted submarine warfare |
| result of First Battle of the Marne | All sides realized it would be a long war. |
| Result of Battle of Jutland | German High Seas Fleet never again challenged Britain in North Sea. |
| Doughboys | American soldiers |
| John J. Pershing | commander of American Expeditionary Force |
| Lusitania | British passenger liner sunk, killing 128 Americans |
| Sussex | French ship sunk, leading to pledge by Germans to cease unrestricted sub warfare |
| Zimmerman Note | convince Mexico to declare war on U. S.; will receive Mexican Cession in return |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | leader of Germany during WWI |
| Czar Nicholas II | leader of Russia during WWI |
| Woodrow Wilson | President of U. S. during WWI |
| Battle of the Somme | battle where British tanks are used for first time |
| Battle of Verdun | battle to weaken France with extremely high casualties; little ground gained |
| Manfred von Richtofen | Germany's ace; the Red Baron |
| Eddie Rickenbacker | U. S. flying ace |
| Plan 17 | French war strategy |
| Schlieffin Plan | German war strategy |
| poisonous gas | deadly weapon introduced by the Germans during WWI |
| "no-man's land" | territory between the trenches |
| Battles of Tannenburg and Mazurian Lake | Russians lose badly and lose 250,000 prisoners. |
| Battle of Gallipoli | British forces attempted to take control of the straits into the Black Sea, to set up communication between Allies. |
| unrestricted submarine warfare | reason U. S. entered war; indiscriminately firing on ships in war zone |
| Alfred von Tirpitz | German admiral who designed the German High Seas Fleet |
| National Defense Act | increased number of U. S. soldiers available for WWI |
| Selective Service Act | required registration for the draft of men between the ages of 21 and 30 |
| convoy system | means by which U. S. troops and supplies were transported to Europe |
| liberty or war bonds | means by which money was raised on the homefront to support the war effort |
| Food Administration | regulated production & supply of foodstuffs during the war |
| War Industries Board | agency had overall responsibility for allocating raw materials, establishing production priorities, and setting prices during the war |
| Great Migration | population shift of African Americans to the North for industrial jobs during WWI |
| women, African Americans | two groups that filled in the jobs left by men going to WWI |
| Committee on Public Information | created propaganda that encouraged people to support the war |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | ruled that the special conditions of wartime allowed for certain restrictions on individual rights. |
| Battle of Chateau-Thierry | Germans push to within 50 miles of Paris in 1918. |
| Battle of Bellean Wood | German advance toward Paris in 1918 is halted. |
| Battle of Argonne Forest | Allies push deep into German-held territory; Germans call for cease-fire. |
| Armistice Day | November 11, 1918 |
| Fourteen Points | Wilson's Peace Plan |
| Big Four | U. S., France, Great Britain, and Italy--leaders of Versailles Conference |
| reparations | payment for war damages |
| Treaty of Versailles | imposed harsh terms on Germany; ended WWI |
| League of Nations | international organization to prevent offensive war; reason U. S. did not sign Treaty of Versailles |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | U. S. Republican senator who led the fight not to ratify Treaty of Versailles |
