ww1 test

ural mountains

natural boundary separating europe and asia in russia

archduke franz ferdinand

austrian leader whose assassination started wwi

archduke franz ferdinand

who was killed to start wwi

total war

all of society supports the war effort

virgin island purchase

u.s. bought islands to protect shipping routes

mexican revolution

civil war in mexico during wwi

pancho villa

mexican revolutionary leader

mexicans moved to the u.s. for safety and jobs

mexican migration to the u.s.

watchful waiting

u.s. policy of staying neutral at first

triple entente

alliance of britain france and russia

triple alliance

alliance of germany austria-hungary and ottoman empire

pacifist

person who is against war

lusitania

british passenger ship sunk by germany

unrestricted submarine warfare

germany attacked any ship near britain

balance of power

keeping countries equally strong so none dominate

mobilization

preparing troops and supplies for war

over the top

soldiers leaving trenches to attack

fatherland

a person's home country

veterans day

holiday honoring those who served in war

western front

fighting mainly in france and belgium

eastern front

fighting in eastern europe

trench warfare

fighting from deep trenches

woodrow wilson

u.s. president during wwi

zimmerman telegram

germany asked mexico to attack the u.s.

no man’s land

area between enemy trenches

poison gas

chemical weapons used in wwi

machine guns

fast-firing weapons causing heavy casualties

tanks

armored vehicles used to cross trenches

red baron

famous german fighter pilot

airplanes

new technology used for fighting and scouting

dog fights

airplane battles in the sky

u-boats

german submarines

schlieffen plan

germany’s plan to quickly defeat france

belleau wood

major battle involving u.s. marines in france

influenza

deadly flu pandemic during and after wwi

bunker

underground shelter for protection

exile

forced to leave one’s country

yanks

american soldiers

1917

when did the u.s. declare war

u.s. entered wwi in 1917

war declared

bond drives

citizens loaned money to support the war

espionage act

law limiting speech against the war

a.e.f.

american expeditionary forces

selective service

military draft system

black migration to northern cities

african americans moved north for factory jobs

aims of the allies

defeat the central powers

make the world safe for democracy

aims of the united states

war time man power

workers and soldiers needed for war

russian revolution

overthrow of the russian government

vladimir lenin

leader of the russian revolution

communism

government controls property and economy

soviet union

u.s.s.r

14 points

woodrow wilson’s peace plan

kaiser wilhelm ii

leader of germany during wwi

rationing

limiting food and supplies

propaganda

media used to influence opinions

armistice

agreement to stop fighting

when did world war i end

1918

treaty of versailles

peace treaty that punished germany

allies

who won world war i

mandate system

former colonies controlled by allied nations