The Roots of the War
This term describes a policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war, leading to an "arms race" in Europe.
Militarism
This "Great" event saw millions of African Americans move from the rural South to Northern cities for war jobs.
The Great Migration
This famous "recruitment" character was created by J.M. Flagg and features an older man with a white goatee pointing at the viewer.
Uncle Sam
President Woodrow Wilson’s blueprint for a "just and lasting peace."
Wilsons Fourteen Points
The service of women during the war was a major "turning point" that led to the passage of this Constitutional Amendment in 1920.
19th Amednment
This is a formal agreement or pact between nations to help and protect each other if one is attacked.
Alliances
To save food for the troops, the U.S. government encouraged citizens to plant these in their backyards.
Victory Gardens
During the war, this was the first time in history that a majority of American women in this age range (18–40) left the household for what type of employment.
Working in factories, the government, as nurses.
This term refers to the agreement signed on November 11, 1918, to stop the fighting in World War I, eventually becoming a national holiday.
Armistice Day
The "spark" that ignited WWI was the assassination of this man, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This is a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country, which can lead to conflict when ethnic groups want independence.
Nationalism
These government-sold certificates helped the U.S. finance the $32 billion cost of the war.
Liberty Bonds
Returning African American soldiers seeking equality faced violent tensions in 1919 during this period of deadly _____________.
Race Riots
This international organization was created after the war to prevent future conflicts, though the U.S. never joined.
League of Nations
DAILY DOUBLE
These were the three main countries that made up the Allied Powers at the very start of the war in 1914.
Great Britain, France, and Russia
This is the policy of a powerful nation dominating a weaker country politically, socially, and economically to build an empire.
Imperialism
This 1917 law made it a crime to interfere with military operations or the draft, or to help the enemy.
Espionage Act
This was the United States President during World War I.
President Woodrow Wilson
This 1919 treaty officially ended the war and placed heavy blame on Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
These were the three primary nations that made up the Central Powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
This ethnic group in the Balkan Peninsula (the "Powder Keg") had high levels of nationalism and wanted to break away from Austria-Hungary.
Serbs / Slavs
This 1918 addition to the law made it illegal to use "disloyal, profane, or abusive language" about the U.S. government or flag.
Sedition Act
This term describes the "fear of immigrants" that rose in America during WWI, leading to literacy tests and discrimination.
Xenophobia
The treaty forced Germany to pay these—massive payments for war damages.
Reparations
This term describes how the alliance system caused one nation after another to declare war, much like a row of falling objects.
Domino Effect