Vocabulary
President Wilson
Before the War
After the War
Vocabulary
100
Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others
Nationalism
100
What is the nickname for World War I
The Great War
100
What note revealed a German plot to persuade Mexico to go to war against the U.S.
zimmerman
100
What was an association of nations to preserve peace and a permanent American commitment to the war?
League of Nations
100
propaganda
information designed to influence opinions
200
A minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a country
Ethnic Groups
200
When was President Wilson elected?
1916
200
What Alliance brought Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy together?
Triple Alliance
200
What was the treaty called that Wilson created to present to the Big Four?
Treaty of Versailles
200
Autocracy
government in which one person has unlimited power
300
a buildup of military strength within a country
Militarism
300
Wilson tried to remain ______ until Great Britain and Germany started killing Americans.
Neutral
300
Name the Allied Powers (3)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
300
Name a part of The Treaty of Versailles
a. Germany had to except full responsibility for the war b. Germany had to disarm completely, give up territories in Europe c. Germany had to pay reparrations
300
Front
A region where warfare is taking place
400
Defense agreements among nations
Alliance system
400
President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on _____ on April 12, ____.
Germany, 1917
400
Name the Central Powers (3)
Germany, Austria Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
400
Who won the war?
U.S.
400
Armistice
Temporary peace agreement
500
The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another
Balance of Power
500
What was his peace agreement called?
Fourteen Points
500
The sinking of what ship was a major cause of the war?
Lusitania
500
Daily Double- What tragic health problem happened to Wilson and did the Treaty of Versailles ever get passed?
Wilson had a stroke and was paralyzed, NO
500
Balance of Power
The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another