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Pancho Villa
Leader of a group of Mexican guerillas that crossed the border into the United States.
Guerrilla
An armed band that attacks by surprise and sabotage rather than through conventional warfare.
Nationalism
Intense loyalty and devotion to a nation.
Self-determination
The idea that people belonging to a certain nation should have their own country and government.
Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria whose assassination in Sarajevo began World War I in 1914.
Allies
Britain, Italy, France, Russia, and later the United States fighting against the Central Powers.
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
Neutral
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain in Europe, and Mexico, Chile and Argentina in South America
Propaganda
Information designed to influence public opinion.
Contraband
Prohibited materials.
U-boat
A German submarine.
Sussex Pledge
A German promise not to sink merchant ships without warning.
Zimmerman Telegram
German offer to return lost territory to Mexico if they agreed to fight on their side against the United States.
Conscription
Forced military service.
War Industries Board
A government organization used to coordinate the production of war materials.
Bernard Baruch
Director of the War Industries Board.
Victory garden
Gardens planted by American citizens during the war to raise vegetables for home use, leaving more for the troops.
Liberty/Victory Bond
Bonds sold to Americans that were actually loans to the government.
Committee of Public Information
Government organization responsible for maintaining public support for the war effort.
Espionage
Spying to obtain governmental information.
"No Man’s Land"
Space between opposing trenches on World War I battlefields.
Convoy
A group that traveled with something to protect it, such as a ship.
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the communist party who overthrew the government of Russia.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Agreement between Germany and Russia where Russia would withdraw from World War I.
Armistice
Ceasefire that ends a military conflict.
Fourteen Points
President Wilson’s plan for the peace treaty that would end WWI.
League of Nations
Association of nations organized to preserve peace and attempt to prevent future wars.
Treaty of Versailles
Agreement that ended World War I.
Reparations
War damages paid by the losing country to the winner for damages caused by the war.
Cost of living
The cost of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials.
General strike
Stoppage of work by a substantial portion of workers in multiple industries.
Red Scare
Fear that communists or "reds" might seize power.
A. Mitchell Palmer
Lawyer, politician, and attorney general of the United States after World War I.
J. Edgar Hoover
Lawyer, anti-communist, and eventually the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Deport
To expel an individual from the country.
Britain, France, and Russia
The Triple Entente included
women officially served in the armed forces
World War I was the first war in which
daylight savings time
To conserve energy during WWI, the Fuel Administration introduced
African Americans moving from the South to Northern Cities
The Great Migration was a flow of
United States, Britain, France, and Italy
The Big Four who attended the peace conference at the end of WWI were the leaders from
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
The Triple Alliance included
The Committee of Public Information
Selling the war to the American people were the task of
the Espionage and Sedition Acts
Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by
observe enemy activities
In WWI, airplanes were first used to
Nationalism
Reason for tension between the European powers was their intense pride in their homelands called
Belgium
A major problem in Germany’s plan to invade France was it had to advance through neutral
Herbert Hoover
May be the most successful government agency during WWI was the Food Administration run by
selective service
Realizing a draft was necessary, Congress created a new conscription called
Ottoman Empire
WWI resulted in the end of 4 empires: the Austro-Hungarian, Russian, German, and the
the Balkans
The Serbs, Bosnians, Croats, and Slovenes all lived in a region in Southeastern Europe called
doughboys
American soldiers during WWI were nicknamed
France
Russia, ____, and Great Britain formed the backbone of the Allies
General John J. Pershing
Who was the commander of the American troops?
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