WW I Vocab
On the battlefields of World War 1 the area between the trenches was known as….
No Mans Land
The use or threat of military force to dominate the political, economic, and cultural life of another
country or region…
Imperialism
This treaty formally ended World War I…
Versailles
General of AEF, in WWI…
General John Pershing
200- Iago (“ee-ah-go”) is Jafar’s sidekick in the movie Aladdin. What kind of animal is Iago?
Parrot.
British Liner sunk by German U Boat...
Lusitania
Because of this, countries had colonies all over the globe that were dragged into the war making the Great War a truly World War…
Imperialism
In 1918, President Wilson issued these, which he had hoped would prevent future wars and create
a platform on which all nations could communicate their differences in a board room instead of a battle
field….
14 points
method by which US Government would persuade their people to take part in the war effort,
whether it was trying to get people to enlist, buy war bonds, ration food or gas, or demonize the enemy.
Propaganda
This building and landmark is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere standing at 1776 feet
tall….
One World Trade Center
A US naval strategy that had warships protecting merchant ships from German U Boats..
Convoy System
A system of these, sometimes secret agreements, drew many countries into war in 1914.
Alliances
part of Wilson’s 14 points was an international conference, the pre- curser to the United Nations.
League of Nations
Passed by congress in 1917 and 18, these made it illegal to speak out against the war effort or
American forces…
Espionage and Sedition Acts
This Lord of the Rings author got his inspiration for Mordor from his experience in the Battle of the
Somme in World War I….
Tolkein
His assassination kickstarted the First World War….
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
glorification of the military, as represented by the fact that the leaders of Russia and Germany wore military uniforms for all public events…
Militarism
This European Empire ceased to exist after the Paris conference in 1919, being broken up into
numerous smaller countries….
Austria- Hungary
The law that required men of age to register for military service…..
Selective Service Act
this 4th President of the United States is the shortest to ever hold the office, at 5 feet 4 inches tall.
James Madison
an agreement to stop fighting, truce…
armistice
Gavrilo Princip’s assassination of the Archduke to create a Yugoslavia was an example of this, or the strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country, or ethnic group..
Nationalism
This note from the Germans to the Mexicans asking them to invade the United States finally
brought the US into the War…
Zimmerman Note
brought many African- American’s from the Deep South into northern cities like Detroit,
Cleveland, and Chicago to work in factories and avoid the Jim Crow segregated south.
Great Migration
Though its actual origin is somewhat unclear, General Abner Doubleday is most often credited as
the inventor of what game in 1839?...
Baseball