This was devised by Wilson to include delegates from every country and to be run by the five largest nations; in the end, the United States did not join
League of Nations
100
Passed by Congress in May 1917, it gave the President the power to draft soldiers
Selective Service Act
100
The German practice of attacking any and all shipping to the countries it was at war with
U-boat Submarine Warfare
100
The United States mobilized for war against Germany in 1917 after this note was intercepted trying to convince Mexico to go to war against the United States
Zimmerman Telegram/Note
100
These allowed for the Communist government, led by Lenin, to pull the country out of World War I
Russian and Bolshevik Revolutions
200
During World War I, it originally consisted of Serbia, Russia, France, and Great Britain, but later included the United States and Italy as well
Allies
200
The policy of aggressively building up a nation’s armed forces in preparation for war
Militarism
200
Opposing armies attacked each other from these; this type of combat reached its peak brutality on the Western Front during World War I
Trench warfare
200
He was successful in getting the Senate to reject the Versailles Treaty and United States membership in the League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
200
The first United States ground troops to reach the European front; they began arriving in France during the summer of 1917
AEF
300
Assembling and making troops and supplies ready for war
Moblization
300
The signed agreement that ended World War I on June 28, 1919 and punished the Germans for the war
Treaty of Versailles
300
A temporary truce or cease-fire; an agreement made with the Germans on November 11, 1918 that ended the fighting
Armistice
300
The heir to the Austria-Hungarian Empire, his assassination led to World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
300
The British passenger ship which was sunk by German submarines on May 7, 1915 while carrying United States passengers
Lusitania
400
Nickname given to the leaders of the most influential countries after World War I
the Big Four
400
Wilson’s ideas that he wanted included in the World War I peace treaty, including the creation of a League of Nations
Fourteen Points
400
The most powerful agency of the war, it directed American industries in what to produce in order to satisfy the Allied need for goods
War Industries Board
400
The last Emperor of Germany, he declared war on Russia to actually begin World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
400
The Supreme Court stated that the government can place greater restrictions on free speech during times of war
Schenck v. U.S.
500
During World War I, it originally consisted of Austria-Hungary and Germany, but later included the Ottoman Empire as well
Central Powers
500
These were designed to bolster each nation’s security by obligating the great powers of the world to come to each other’s aid in the event of attack
Alliances
500
These laws forbade draft dodging and aiding the enemy; in addition they outlawed disgracing the government, Constitution, or military uniforms
Espionage and Sedition Acts
500
General of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I
John J. Pershing
500
Wilson’s plan to negotiate a settlement without either side winning