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Chapter 10 World War I
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1.
Allied
Powers
4.
Committee of
Public Info
Alliance that included Great Britain, France,
Russia, the United States, and other countries
during World Wars I.
2.
Archduke
Franz
Ferdinand
It was a war agency that provided
propaganda to rally citizen support for all
aspects of the war effort.
5.
Conscientious
Objectors
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who was
assassinated during a visit to the Bosnian capital
of Sarajevo.
3.
Central
Powers
People whose moral or religious beliefs forbid
them to fight in wars.
6.
Convoy
System
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman
Empire made up this military alliance during
World War I.
Merchant ships and troop transports were
gathered into groups and escorted across the
Atlantic with warships. Greatly reduced
shipping losses and ensured that American
troops would arrive safely in Europe.
7.
Espionage
Act
10.
League of
Nations
An international organization formed in 1920 to
promote cooperation and peace among nations;
suggested in Wilson's Fourteen Points.
11.
Lusitania
Established penalties and prison terms to anyone
who aided the enemy. Also allowed the postal
authorities to ban magazines and newspapers or
other printed materials.
8.
Fourteen
Points
A British passenger ship that was sunk by a
German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans
died. The sinking greatly turned American
opinion against the Germans, helping the move
towards entering the war.
12.
Militarism
President Wilson's plan for peace. It was based on
the "principle of justice to all peoples and
nationalities." The last point created the League of
Nations.
9.
Kaiser
Wilhelm
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping
a standing army always prepared for war.
The German Emperor who made an alliance with
Austria-Hungary after the assassination of Franz
Ferdinand.
13.
Nationalism
16.
Selective
Service
Act
A feeling of intense pride one's homeland.
Primary emphasis is placed on promoting one's
homeland's culture and interests above those of
other countries.
14.
Required that all men between 21 and 30 register
for the draft. A lottery randomly determined the
order they were called before a local draft board.
17.
Reparations
Treaty of
Versailles
Peace treaty between the Central Powers and the
Allies at the end of WWI. The terms of the treaty
were harsh: Germany agreed to the war guilt
clause and reparations.
Money paid to make up for war damages.
15.
Sedition Act
18.
Unlawful to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or
abusive language about the American
government, the Constitution, or the military
forces.
Triple
Alliance
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary
and Italy in the years before WWI.
19.
Triple
Entente
22.
Zimmerman
Note
An alliance between Great Britain, France and
Russia in the years before WWI.
20.
U-Boat
Telegram from the German ambassador to the
Mexican government. In it, Germany proposed
that Mexico ally itself with Germany in the
event of war between Germany and the
United States.
German submarines
21.
War
Industries
Board
It was one of the first war agencies created. Its job
was to coordinate the production of war
materials. It essentially told manufacturers what
to produce, controlled the flow of raw materials,
approved the construction of new factories, and
occasionally set prices.