Important Terms
Political / Military domination of another country; owning colonies
imperialism
president during war
Woodrow Wilson
World War I's land battles were largely fought in _______________
trenches
Joins the war on the side of the allies after the sinking of the Lusitania & Zimmermann telegram
USA
Group of countries that work together to promote peace - introduced by Wilson
League of Nations
Strong sense of pride in one's country
nationalism
Assassinated to begin the war
Franz Ferdinad
Posters / Messages to convince people to support war effort
Propaganda
Allies with Austria-Hungary, forced to shoulder the blame for the war
Germany
Treaty that ends the war
Treaty of Versailles
Friendships / pacts with other countries
Alliances
Boat that sunk, made Americans furious
Lusitania
Who took soldier's jobs while they were away fighting the war?
Women & African Americans
Fights the bulk of the western front in their country, allies with Russia and Britain
France
Wilson's plan for peace
14 points
Belief in a strong military / build up one's army
militarism
Message from Germany that asked for secret alliance with Mexico
Zimmermann Telegram
Name a battle that happened during the war
Verdun, Gallipoli, Marne, Jutland, Tannenberg, Somme, ect!
Allies with Britain and France, pulls out of war after being decimated by Germany on eastern front
Russia
Russia after war
has revolution, becomes communist
Belief that a country should not focus on foreign affairs
isolationism
Paranoia of communism in America after Russian revolution
red scare
Name a new weapon introduced during WWI
Ally of Austria-Hungary and Germany, located in present day Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Germany after the war
forced to take blame, rapid inflation, destroyed economy