World War I: Important Terms
World War I : Important Places
World War I : Important Places
Nations
Take Me to Your Leader
100
Alliance
An agreement between two countries to defend on another.
100
Alvin York
The most decorated and soilder of WWI. A National hero.
100
Austria-Hungary
This Country's duke was shot and they blamed Serbia and declared war on them.
100
Soviet Union/USSR
Stalin led industrialization and collectivism in agriculture ina communist system in this country.
100
Josef Stalin
Leader of Soviet Russia
200
isolationism
A policy where a country refuses to become involved in other countries problems.
200
Eddie Rickenbacker
The most famous U.S. pilot of WWI
200
Serbia
This small country believd Austri-Hungry had their land and turned to Russia for help.
200
Germany
Bitter about WWI, this country look for a scapegoat and blame Jews and other minority groups for problems.
200
FDR
Four-term President of the United States
300
nationalism
A love of one's country and teh desire for that country to be free of the other country's control
300
John Pershing
The head commander of all American forces in WWI
300
France
Most of the fighting took place in this country.
300
Japan
Attempted to solve its economic problems through military expansion in Asia.
300
Truman
Man who became President after FDR's death; ultimately chose to drop the bombs on Japan.
400
League of Nations
A world organization formed after WWI to prevent fuure wars.
400
Woodrow Wilson
The President that led the U.S. into WWI
400
France
This country is where the traty to end WWI signed.
400
Italy
Country that did not receive what it wanted after WWI and as a result turned to new leadership and a fascist system.
400
Mussolini
Leader of Italy during World War II.
500
Treaty of Versailles
This document officially ended WWI and punished the Central Powers.
500
Red Baron
the most famous airplane pilot in WWI
500
Tennessee
Alvin York was from this U.S. state
500
Spain
ountry that experienced a civil war in the early 20th century, with Franco emerging from their war to become its fascist dictator.
500
deGaulle
Leader of France during World War II.