End of the War
governing without owning the territory; one country rules over another country
mandate system
payments to cover war costs; the one who loses the war needs to pay money to the winner
reparations
President Wilson of the U.S. wanted to create a world organization to prevent future wars; it would be called ___________________
League of Nations
warfare fought in ditches protected by barbed wire
trench warfare
US president during the war
Woodrow Wilson
British prime minister in 1919; leader of Britain
Lloyd George
President of the United States in 1919; leader of the U.S.
Woodrow Wilson
France and Great Britain had a different goal at the end of the war:
punish Germany
huge German airships
zeppelins
aggressive preparation for war
militarism
truce agreement; people stop fighting the war
armistice
most important of the five treaties of the final peace settlement of Paris; punished Germany; agreement that ended the war, but hurt Germany badly
Treaty of Versailles
France, G. Britain, and the U.S. were called
the Big Three
war involving a complete mobilization of resources and people in warring countries
total war
systems directed by government agencies; wage, rent, and price controls
planned economies
French premier in 1919; leader of France
Georges Clemenceau
After Russia withdrew from the war, Germany concentrated all efforts on the
Western Front
Agreement that forced Germany to pay for all the damage from the war
Treaty of Versailles
a war based on wearing down the other side by constant attacks and heavy losses
war of attrition
British officer in the Middle East who urged Arab princes to revolt against the Ottoman Empire
Lawrence of Arabia
After the war, most of Europe was destroyed and people had great ____________, they were scared.
insecurity
Who came out of the war with more power over their people than ever?
governments
In total about ____________ people were killed in the war.
10 million
ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
propaganda
German officer who became famous for a memo arguing for unrestricted submarine warfare
Admiral Holtzendorff