People/Events
Who was assassinated in 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
a German submarine
U-boat
arms race
not taking either side in a conflict
neutral
Name an Allied country
United States, France, Great Britain, Russia
What was Wilson's plan called
The Fourteen Points
an empty area between the trenches
no man's land
neither side wins or lose
stalemate
a garden in which citizens raise their own food
victory graden
Name a Central Power country
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary
This was sent to Mexico from the Germans
Zimmerman Telegram
Name three new types of weapons
tanks, poison gas, submarines, airplanes, machine guns
an agreement to stop fighting
armistice
a person who uses violence for a political cause
terrorist
Who did the Allies blame for the war?
Germany
The British passenger ship that was attacked by the Germans
Lusitania
a sudden spread of a disease
epidemic
a paper that shows debt or money owed
bond
an economic system in which the government owns all property and businesses
communism
What was the peacekeeping organization called that was form after WWI?
League of Nations
Italy, U.S, Great Britain and France were called this
The Big Four
a law passed by Congress in 1917
Selective Service Act
a person sent to another country to represent their home country
ambassador
spreading of ideas to help or hurt a cause
propaganda
Name an empire that no longer existed after WWI.
Ottoman Empire