When and Where?
The year the war began
1914
A country or area that is controlled by other nations
colony
not taking sides, in the middle
neutral
Another name for soldiers
Troops
Another word for friendship, not fighting
Peace
Another name for World War I
The Great War
rapid growth of a military and weapons
militarism
The country in the Pacific that wanted to claim Germany's lands after the war
Japan
A system to force people to join the army
Draft
Woodrow Wilson's plan for permanent peace after the war
Fourteen Points
A group of countries that are friendly with each other
Alliance
bad feelings; problems
tension
The British passenger ship that got exploded by Germany and angered the U.S.
The Lusitania
An agreement to stop fighting
Armistice
A group of countries made to settle problems peacefully (that the U.S. never joined!)
League of Nations
Continent that is changed a lot after the war
Europe
A place in an ocean where nobody can pass
war zone
U.S. President during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
The first American soldiers to fight in Europe during the war
Dough boys
The President must ask this group to declare war and accept a treaty
Congress
The name of the man who started the chain reaction by shooting the Archduke and his wife
Gavrilo Princip
The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
Central Powers
Defending a place by fighting deep underground
Trenches
Secret letter from Germany to Mexico asking for help against the U.S.
Zimmermann Note
The name of the agreement to end the war and put blame on Germany
Treaty of Versailles