Concepts
explain the food administration
America was sending food to its allies but the Germans defeated the ships so people were trying to save food especially wheat.
What were U- boats
sneak up on the enemy and sink the allies ships.
Bolsheviks
group of Russians that overthrew the government that supported war wanted to pull out of war.
Jeanette Rankin
social worker for the women's suffrage movement
What is the war industries board
It was a board that helped shift from producing more related goods and set prices for key consumer products
American Neutrality and reasons for it
Wilson tried to keep the U.S out of the war an be neutral.
AEF
American Expeditionary Force
Arthur Zimmerman
German who sent a letter to Mexico requesting an alliance against America
Wilson's 14 points plan
reflected his self determination, supported free trade over seas, end to secret treaties or agreements among nations, rules for carrying out relations between countries.
Reason the British blockade of American ships
To stop them from trading with Germany so the cargo was seized.
WW1 Armistice
Germany asked Wilson to end the war
Gavrilo Princip
assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Terms of the treaty of Versailles
The most important peace treaty because it ended the war between Germany and the allied powers.
sinking of the Lusitania and Sussex
Famous ship that the U- boats sunk killing 1,000 people.
National War Labor Board
Prevented work stoppages, Results- received overtime pay, Equal pay for women, right to form unions
propaganda
information designed to influence opinion
Weapons used
Tanks, Trench warfare, Machine gun, poison gas, airplanes, U- boat
Sussex Pledge
promised to warn neutral ships before attacking
Causes of WW1
Mania
Militarism- build up of army/weapons
Alliance system- nations supporting each other
Nationalism- strong devotion to one's country
Imperialism- extending a nation's rule
Assassination- archduke Franz Ferdinand
Pacifist
Reparation
A person who is opposed to the use of violence/war
Payment caused from damages from war