WWI Vocabulary
An extreme pride or love for your country.
What is Nationalism
The name of the British ocean liner that sank that had over 100 Americans onboard.
What is the Lusitania.
This legislation created the wartime draft in the US
What is the Selective Service Act of 1917?
This weapon changed the way that WWI was fought. Prior to this creation wars were fought by soldiers charging each other on the battlefield.
When two sides face each other in war, and neither can move
What is a stalemate?
The building up of a strong military to be used for intimidation.
What is militarism.
The operational plan created by Germany on how they would invade France through neutral Belgium while Russia mobilized?
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The name give to the alliance of: Great Britain, France, Russia, and America
What are the Allied Powers or Allies.
This armored technological monstrosity allowed soldiers to cross the battlefield.
What is a tank?
The man that led the Bolsheviks and took over the Russian Government before having Csar Nicholas and his family executed.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
A system in which smaller countries "team" up with larger countries for protection.
What is an alliance.
The country in which Archduke Francis Ferdinand was from.
What is Austria-Hungary.
The US embraced this to start making war time products and prepare for war
What is Preparedness?
Due to the increase in use of chemical warfare, these were invented
What are gas masks?
These mobile, hydrogen filled balloons were used for observation and bombing allied cities.
What are zeppelins
When a larger country takes over a smaller politically and militarily.
What is imperialism.
The 4 causes that led to WWI.
What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism?
The name given to the alliance of: Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Germany.
What are the Central Powers.
This was made because of the extreme modern warfare that created stalemates on the western front.
What is trench warfare?
This man was the leader of Germany in WWI. He abdicated in 1918.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
The US threatened to cut diplomatic ties in this letter if Germany did not stop attacking US passenger ships.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
When Germany tried to form an alliance with Mexico via telegram message?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
_____ was the largest power that bordered Germany on the Eastern Front.
What is Russia?
This technological advancement gave a whole new meaning to fighting "in" the sea.
What is the U-boat or submarine.
This addition added by Wilson to the Treaty of Versailles that stated there should be "freedom of the seas" was added to prevent what?
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
When an enemy tries to wear down their enemy by killing as many of the opposition as possible
What is War of Attrition?
This treaty was signed between the Central Powers and Russia in 1917. It was Russia's 'rage quit' of WWI.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The name of the man that assassinated the Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
This is the popular name given to the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI because of their uniforms.
What are Doughboys?
The name of the Organization that had Franz Ferdinand Assassinated.
What is the Black Hand?