| A | B |
|---|
| propaganda | information used to influence one's opinion |
| blockade | Use of naval vessels to limit the movement of shipping |
| U-boat | German term for submarine |
| Lusitania | British passenger liner sunk by U-boat |
| 128 | number of Americans who drowned aboard the Lusitania |
| Sussex Pledge | German offer to compensate Americans injured in ship attacks |
| neutrality | not taking sides in a war |
| merchant vessels | civilian owned and operated ships |
| Zimmermann note | Telegram from Germany offering Mexico part of the U.S |
| Selective Service Act | established a military draft in the U.S |
| Jeanette Rankin | Congresswoman who voted against the war |
| Cross of War | Highest French Medal for bravery |
| Medal of Honor | Highest American medal for bravery |
| Henry Johnson | African-American who received the Cross of War |
| 7 May 1915 | Date on which Lusitania was sunk |
| Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President during WWI |
| 6 April 1917 | Date on which U.S. delcared war entering WWI |
| 18 to 45 years | draft ages of men in the U.S. |
| autocracy | rule by one person such as a dictator or monarch |
| unrestricted submarine warfare | sinking ships without warning them |
