| A | B |
|---|
| militarism | policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war |
| nationalism | extreme pride in one's nation |
| imperialism | stronger, more powerful nations taking over weaker nations |
| rival alliances | Triple alliance and Triple Entente; each would support one another in case of attack |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
| Triple Entente | France, Russia, Britain |
| stalemate | dealock; neither side could win; result of trench warfare |
| kaiser | German emperor |
| doughboy | nickname for soldiers; so muddy and dirty from trench warfare |
| propaganda | spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause |
| no-man's land | in trench warfare, the land between the front-line trenches; barbed wire and land mines |
| Lusitania | British passenger ship torpedoed by German submarine |
| Food Adminstration | led by Herbert Hoover to boost food production for war |
| War Industries Board | Told factories what they had to produce and divided up limited resources |
| War Labor Board | settled disputes over working hours and wages; tried to prevent strikes |
| Liberty Bonds | American citizens bought these to lend money to government for war |
| peace offensive | the final German push to end the war |
| Battle of Belleau Wood | first major American battle |
| Battle of the Argonne Forest | last major battle of war; turning point in war when US troops arrived |
| Fourteen Points | Wilson's plan for peace |
| reparations | cash payments Germany had to pay for losses during war |
| self-determination | the right of national groups to their own territory and form of government |
| League of Nations | Wilson's 14th point; League would protect the independence of all countries |
| Versailles Treaty | signed June, 1919; combined Wilson's and Allies goals |
