WWI Vocab
Someone who has served in a war
Veteran
Required men to serve in the US Military.
Draft
What does MANIA stand for?
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination of Archduke
In the baseball analogy, who was the archduke?
The batter hit by the pitch
Law that punished people who interfered with the war effort
Espionage Act
Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy were known as
Central Powers
Building up your arms in preparation for war
Militarism
Murder of an important figure
Assassination
German policy of attacking ships without warning
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Famous ship sunk by Germany in 1915
Lusitania
Posters, speeches and persuasive messages used in WWI (and other wars)
Propaganda
Limiting food and supplies so the soldiers can have enough
Rationing
Message from Germany that tried to get Mexico to join the war
Zimmerman Telegram
President Wilson's peace plan following the war
14 Points
Peace treaty that officially ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
Stalemate
Fighting in deep ditches on the battleground
Trench Warfare
Name for activities supporting troops that was done by civilians at home
Home front
German underwater boat "aka a submarine"
U Boat
The president who created a peace plan for the period following WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Holiday came to be after World War I to commemorating the peace
Armistice Day
Word that means not taking sides
Neutral
Loans from the citizens that helped the government pay for the war
War Bonds
The name for payments made following a war by the losers to the winners - Like "sorry it was my fault so here's some money to pay for damages"
Reparations
Describes movement of African Americans from the south to the north during the beginning of 20th Century
Great Migration