ww1 unit 6 vocab quiz

Nationalism

Extreme pride in one's country

Militarism

Building up strong armed forces for war

Allies

Countries that fought together (Britain, France, Russia, U.S.)

Central Powers

Opposing side (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire)

Balance of Power

Idea that no one country should be too strong

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

His assassination started WWI

Trench Warfare

Fighting from deep ditches for protection

No man's land

Dangerous open area between trenches

Lusitania

British ship sunk by Germany, killing Americans

Sussex Pledge

Germany's promise not to sink ships without warning

Zimmerman Note

Germany's secret message to Mexico urging war on U.S.

Selective Service Act

U.S. law requiring men to register for the draft

American Expeditionary Force

U.S. troops sent to fight in WWI

John J. Pershing

Leader of U.S. forces in WWI

Armistice

Agreement to stop fighting (Nov. 11, 1918)

War Industries Board

Controlled U.S. production for the war effort

Propaganda

Biased info used to influence public opinion

Committee of Public Information

Spread pro-war messages in the U.S.

Espionage and Sedition Acts

Laws banning anti-war speech/actions

Great Migration

Movement of Black Americans north for jobs