Vocabulary
Causes of War
Fighting
The Tide Turns
Making Peace
100
A mandatory draft
What is Conscription?
100
The build of and glorification of the military
What is militarism?
100
Defensive fighting style that developed on the Western front during WWI
What is Trench Warfare or Stalemate?
100
Message from the German secretary of war to seek an alliance with Mexico
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
100
Money Germany was forced to pay for war damages
What are reparations?
200
horrible acts often committed during war
What are atrocities?
200
Agreements formed between nations
What are alliances?
200
Gas filled balloons used by the Germans
What are Zepphlins?
200
British ship sank by Germany that had US passengers on board
What is the Lusitania?
200
Treaty that ended WWI?
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
300
Sea route connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean cut off by the Ottoman Empire in WWI
What are the Dardanelles?
300
Austrian leader whose assassination triggered WWI
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
300
Submarines used by Germany
What are uboats?
300
Member of the Triple Entente that left WWI after a communist revolution
What is Russia?
300
Wilsons peace plan after WWI
What is the 14 points?
400
Alliance system formed by France, Britain and Russia
What is the Triple Entente?
400
Manipulating information to influence peoples opinion
What is Propaganda?
400
long range guns used
What is artillary?
400
When a nation commits nearly all available resources to war
What is Total War?
400
people who want to make extreme changes
Who are radicals?
500
WWI alliance of Germany, Austro-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
What is the Triple Alliance?
500
A set of demands
What is an Ultimantum?
500
Groups of ships that traveled together to provide protection against German uboats
What is a convoy?
500
Nickname given to US soldiers in WWI
Who are the doughboys?
500
Body Wilson wanted to form to precent future wars (14th point) this body was never joined by the US essentially making it worthless
What is the League of Nations?
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