| A | B |
|---|
| Allies | Britain, France, Russia |
| Balkans | southern Europe "powder keg" |
| Big Bertha | huge artillery piece |
| Central Powers | Germany, Aust.-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottomans |
| Czar Nicholas | Russian leader during WW I |
| Fourteen Points | Wilson's plan for the peace treaty |
| Franz Ferdinand | assassinated to begin the War |
| John Pershing | main American general |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | German leader during WW I |
| League of Nations | set up after WWI to avoid future wars |
| Ottoman Empire | known as Turkey today |
| Red Baron | greatest German ace pilot |
| Uboat | German submarine |
| Verdun | longest, bloodiest battle of Great War |
| Versailles Treaty | formally ended World War One |
| Woodrow Wilson | US President during WW I |
| chemical warfare | mustard gas used to begin this |
| chow | food or to eat |
| communism | collectivism in society and economy |
| contraband | property seized by one army from another |
| dog fight | two pilots/two planes; one each side |
| dog tag | ID badges for WWI soldiers |
| doughboys | US soldiers' nickname |
| isolationism | policy of avoiding international affairs |
| militarism | building up of armies and weapons |
| nationalism | intense feelings of loyalty to one's country |
| rations | fixed allowed portions of food |
| shell shock | mental condition of WW I soldiers due to battles |
| trench warfare | fighting from long, deep ditches |
| war bonds | government issued certificates to raise money for war |
