| A | B |
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| Causes of WWI | industrialism, militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliances |
| Liberty bonds/Victory bonds | war bond purchased to help the gov't finance the war |
| Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty ending WWI |
| terms of Treaty of Versailles | Germany takes all blame, pays all war debt, has strict restrictions placed on military, etc |
| Allied Powers at start of WWI | England, France, Russia, Italy |
| Allied Powers at the END of WWI | England, France, Italy, US |
| Central Powers at the END of WWI | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
| Event that began WWI | assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife |
| Zimmerman Telegram (or Zimmerman Note) | note to German ambassador to speak with Mexico and get them to attack the US and in return they will get back land "stolen" by the US from them |
| African Americans in WWI | given non-combat duties. Few given battle duty (369th the exception) |
| Women in WWI | given non-combat duties (nurses, phone opperators, etc) |
| Selective Service Act | Law in US initiating draft. All men of a certain age must register for military service |
| League of Nations | general association of nations. For purpose of preventing war in the future. Suggested in Wilson's 14 points |
| Red Scare | occuring after the war in 1919, fear of communism |
| Propaganda posters | Posters in WWI created to sway public opinion and encourage them to join the war effort |
| Sedition Act | in 1918 law created to make it illegal to speak, write, etc against the war/war effort |
| Wilson's 14 points speech | Speech outlining 14 things that should occur after the war to create peace going forward. Ex: open covenants of peace, freedom of navigation upon seas, etc |
| Lusitania | British Luxury Liner sunk by U-boat. 1,198 people perish. Angers US - 128 americans die |
| Stalemate of WWI | when war is not progressing; trench warfare created it. US entering war ended it. |
| New technologies of WWI | machine gun, Zeppelin, Poison Gas, Trench Warfare, U-boats, tanks, airplanes |
