Words from World War 1 nationalism-pride in one's nation Militarism-the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war terrorist-uses threats and violence to promote a cause kaiser-German emperor Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman, or Turkish, and Empire Allied Powers-France, Britain, and Russia stalemate-a deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat stalemate Battle of Verdun-lasted for 10 months in 1916 Propaganda-the spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause U boats-a fleet of submarines Lusitania-a British passenger ship warmonger-a person who tries to stir up war Zimmermann telegram-instructed the minister to urge Mexico to attack the United States if the United States declared war on Germany czars-Russian emperors Selective Service Act-it required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft draft- a law requiring people of certain age to serve in the military illiterate-unable to read or write bureaucracy-a system of managing government through departments Liberty Bonds-bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for World War 1 pacifists-people who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil Socialist-believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits Treaty of BrestLitovsk-a 1918 treaty between Russia and Germany that ended Russia's involvement in World War 1 Harlem Hell Fighters-African American unit Battle of Belleau Wood-hard fought American victory over the Germans in France in 1918 Battle of the Argonne Forest-defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in France in October 1918 armistice-an agreement to stop fighting abdicate-give up power epidemic-the rapid spread of a contagious disease among large numbers of people Fourteen Points-to prevent international problems from causing another war self determination-the right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government
nationalism-pride in one's nation
Militarism-the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
terrorist-uses threats and violence to promote a cause
kaiser-German emperor
Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman, or Turkish, and Empire
Allied Powers-France, Britain, and Russia
stalemate-a deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat stalemate
Battle of Verdun-lasted for 10 months in 1916
Propaganda-the spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause
U boats-a fleet of submarines
Lusitania-a British passenger ship
warmonger-a person who tries to stir up war
Zimmermann telegram-instructed the minister to urge Mexico to attack the United States if the United States declared war on Germany
czars-Russian emperors
Selective Service Act-it required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft
draft- a law requiring people of certain age to serve in the military
illiterate-unable to read or write
bureaucracy-a system of managing government through departments
Liberty Bonds-bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for World War 1
pacifists-people who refuse to fight in any war because they believe that war is evil
Socialist-believes that the people as a whole rather than private individuals should own all property and share the profits
Treaty of BrestLitovsk-a 1918 treaty between Russia and Germany that ended Russia's involvement in World War 1
Harlem Hell Fighters-African American unit
Battle of Belleau Wood-hard fought American victory over the Germans in France in 1918
Battle of the Argonne Forest-defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in France in October 1918
armistice-an agreement to stop fighting
abdicate-give up power
epidemic-the rapid spread of a contagious disease among large numbers of people
Fourteen Points-to prevent international problems from causing another war
self determination-the right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government