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American Expeditionary Force
US military forces in Europe during World War I
Allied Powers (WWI)
Britain, France, Russia, and the United States
Central Powers (Triple Alliance)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
John J. Pershing
Commander of American Expeditionary Force of over 1 million troops who insisted his soldiers fight as independent units so US would have independent role in shaping the peace
Lusitania
British boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI
Zimmerman Note
Message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico, made America consider entering WWI
Eddie Rickenbacker
Famous "ace" pilot who downed 26 enemy fighters in WWI
Espionage & Sedition Acts
Two laws enacted to impose harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S participation in WW1
Alvin York
killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Freedom
Spanish Flu
Pandemic that spread around the world in 1918, killing more than 50 million people
Treaty of Versailles
the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
League of Nations
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
Wilson's Fourteen Points
President Wilson's Peace proposal in 1918 stressed national self-determination, the rights of the small countries, freedom of the seas, and free trade.
Schlieffen Plan
Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia.
No Man's Land
A strip of land beween the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
the use of submarines to sink without warning any ship (including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in an enemy's waters.
Doughboys
nickname for American troops in Europe
Armistice
An agreement to stop fighting
Harlem Hell Fighters
African American infantry unit that fought with the French Army in World War I
War Industries Board
US agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries.
Eddie Rickenbacker
Famous "ace" pilot who downed 26 enemy fighters in WWI, most highly decorated soldier of war
Alvin York
killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Honor
MAIN causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Trench Warfare
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Committee on Public Information
It was headed by George Creel. The purpose of this committee was to mobilize people's minds for war, both in America and abroad. Tried to get the entire U.S. public to support U.S. involvement in WWI.
4 minute men
several thousand people that went around giving 4 minute speeches in favor of the war
Liberty Loans
government bonds sold to the public to raise money to pay for the war
Victory Gardens
Backyard gardens; Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables to support the war effort
Propaganda
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
Great Migration
Movement of African Americans from the South to the North for jobs.
Harlem Hell Fighters
The African American infantry unit that fought with the French Army in World War I
