| A | B |
|---|
| Nationalism | pride in one's nation |
| Militarism | policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
| Triple Entente | France, Russia, Britain |
| * Archduke Franz Ferdinand | heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary; was the cause of the breakout of WWI when he was assassinated |
| Mobilize | prepare for war |
| Kaiser | German emperor |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkish (Ottoman) Empire |
| Allied Powers | France Britain, Russia |
| Stalemate | deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to deafeat the other |
| * Trench Warfare | type of fighting which both sides dig trenches and try to overrun the enemy's trenches |
| Propaganda | spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause |
| U-boats | German fleet of submarines that attacked any ship leaving or entering British Ports |
| * Lusitania | British passanger ship that was sunk by the Germans killing 1200, including 128 Americans |
| 3 Sources of Tention in Europe in 1914 | 1) Nationalism- throw off foreign rule to form own country, 2) Imperialism/Militarism- fighting for power in the same region, race for a more powerful military; 3)Rival alliances- Triple Alliance vs. Triple Entente |
| Economy of the US during the start of WWI | booming- farmers/manufacturers rushed to fill orders |
| Progress of the War was ______ | Slow due to stalemates and trench warfare. millions of people were dieing but there was little gain |
| President Wilson's reaction to Lusitania sinking | "Murder on the high seas."; threatened to break of diplomatic relations w/ Germany |
| Warmonger | person who tries to stir up war |
| * Zimmermann Telegram | German note sent to Mexico to try to get Mexico to fight the US if they entered the war |
| Czar | Russian emperor |
| Selective Service Act | set up draft- law requiring people to serve in military |
| Bolsheviks | seized power in Russia in 1917- start revolution |
| V.I. Lenin | Bolshevik leader trying to bring about communist revolution |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | peace treaty between Russia and Germany, allowed Germany to move troops all to the Western front (France) |
| * John J. Pershing | General commanding the American Expeditionary Force, wanted American troops to operate as independent units |
| * Harlem Hell Fighters | African American Unit, spent more time under fire than any other American unit |
| Battle of Belleau Wood | first major battle for the US that raged for three weeks, US wins |
| Ferdinand Foch | French Marshal, commander of the Allied Forces; ordered attacks from Verdun to the North Sea |
| Battle of Argonne Forest | 47 day fight where US broke through German defenses; more than 100,000 casualties |
| armistice | agreement to stop fighting |
| abdicate | give up power |
| epidemic | rapid spread of contagious disease |
