| A | B |
|---|
| militarism | Policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war. |
| mobilize | to prepare for war |
| kaiser | Ruler of Germany |
| stalemate | standstill in fighting with neither side strong enough to defeat the other |
| trench warfare | Characterized the type of fighting done in WW1. - both sides, dug in |
| propaganda | spreading of ideas or beliefs that help one cause & hurt an opposing cause |
| pacifist | people who refuse to fight in a war |
| armistice | Temporary end to the fighting, November 11, 1918 |
| self-determination | Right of a people to choose their own government |
| reparations | War damages paid by the loser of a war to pay for the damages they "caused" |
| Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire |
| Zimmerman Telegram | German offer to Mexico to help recover, New Mexico, Texas, & Arizonia if Mexico would declare war on the U.S. |
| Selective Service Act | Draft which required all men between the ages of 21 & 30 to register for military service. |
| Liberty Bonds | Public support to win the war by "lending" the government money from savings |
| Bolsheviks | seized power in Russia and created a communist government |
| Fourteen Points | Pres. Wilson's plan for peace |
| League of Nations | An association of nations established to work for peace |
| Treaty of Vewrsailles | Ended WWI with very harsh terms for the Germans |
| Franz Ferdinand | ArchDuke of Austria-Hungary whose death sparked WWI |
| Gavrilo Princip | Young revolutionary who killed the ArchDuke |
| Woodrow Wilson | President during WW1 who is best remembered for his 14 Points and League of Nations |
| VI Lenin | Russian revolutionary who overthrew the government in Nov. 1917 Russia and |
| John J. Pershing | General in charge of American troops (AEF) during the war |
| The "Big Four" | Wilson/US, David Lloyd George/Britain Victorio Orlando/Italy, & George Clemenceau/France |
| Battle of the Marne | Ended German hopes for a speedy victory on the Western Front (France) |
| Battle of Verdun | Battle lasting 10 months; high casualities; no gain in territory |
| Battle of Belleau Wood | 1st Fight for American troops/pushed back the Germans |
| Battle of Argonne Forest | Fierce fighting which finally broke the German lines and will to fight |
