Vocabulary
A piece of media (drawings, songs, artwork) meant to persuade someone to believe something (usually biased or unfair)
Propaganda
France, America, Great Britain (England), Russia, Serbia, Belgium
Allied Powers
German submarines
U-boats
This telegram was sent to Mexico from Germany encouraging Mexico to attack the United States
Zimmerman Telegram
The British steamship torpedoed by Germany killing over 100 US citizens
Lusitania
Alliance
Germany, Turkey (Ottoman Empire), Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
Central Powers
New battle tactics where soldiers stay in dug-out lines in the ground battling disease, mud, filth, insects, rats, and much more
Trench warfare
Number (estimate) of soldiers killed in WWI
Around 10 million
President of the US during WWI; disagreed with punishing Germany harshly
Woodrow Wilson
The belief that countries should focus on themselves and take care of their own affairs, staying neutral
Isolationism
This country's prince (Archduke Franz Ferdinand) was assassinated
Austria-Hungary
What European countries wanted from land in Asia and Africa before WWI
Wealth, resources, and manpower
This country essentially "gave up" or "dissolved" because the war was taking too long and used up too many resources
Russia
Number of US soldiers sent to war in Europe
Over 4 million (2 million sent to France alone)
The love and desire for one's country to be free while believing that it is also the best and others are below them
Nationalism
This country was held responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Serbia
Doing this was considered an "act of war" during the time of WWI
Mobilizing an army (getting soldiers ready to fight)
This document was signed in November of 1918 forcing Germany to pay war debt, give up land, and let go of weapons
The Treaty of Versailles
Famous "sharp-shooter" from the US that destroyed 35 German machine guns and took in over 150 German soldiers as prisoners
Alvin C. York
The League of Nations
This country was used as a passage for Germany to attack France
Belgium
The gases used against soldiers in WWI; would later be considered a "war crime"
Chlorine gas and Mustard gas
The location where France held off German attack with a battle cry of "They shall not pass!"
Verdun
Group of African American soldiers that defended France during WWI
Harlem Hellfighters