SS CH24 VOCAB

Nationalism

A feeling of intense loyalty to a country or group

Militarism

Celebration of military ideals, and a rapid buildup of military power

Alliance system

A system in which countries agree to defend each other

Balance of power

An equality of power among different countries that discourage any group from acting aggressively

Stalemate

A situation in a conflict in which neither side can make progress against the other

U-boat

A German submarine

Propaganda

Information used to influence opinion

Autocracy

A government in which one person with unlimited power rules

Convoys

A group of ships that escort and protects other ships

Kaiser

German emperor

Mobilization

The gathering of resources and troops in preparation for war

Ration

A limited use

Socialist

A person who believes industries should be publicly owned

Pacifist

A person who is opposed to the use of violence

Dissent

Disagreement or opposition

National self-determination

The right of people to decide how they should be governed

Reparation

Pay for damages caused during a war

Allied Powers

United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia (Japan?)

Central Powers

Germany, Ottoman-Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria (Italy)

Treaty of Versailles

Germany’s full acceptance of responsibility for the conflict, having to pay the Allies billions of dollars, and disarm completely and give up its overseas colonies and some territory in Europe

Eddie Rickenbacker

Captain in 94th Aero Squadron, fought 134 air battles, shot down 26 enemy aircraft

Corporal Alvin York

Killed several German soldiers, captured machine gunks, and took 132 prisoners at Argonne Forest

Doughboys

Nickname given to American soldiers because of buttons on their uniforms resembled boiled dough dumplings.

Charles Evans Hughes

Republican candidate for president (against Woodrow Wilson)

Uncle Sam

Propaganda character created to recruit soldiers during World War I

Propaganda

Information used to influence opinion

Armistice Day

An agreement for Germany to withdraw all land forces west of the Rhine River, withdraw its fleet to the Baltic Sea, and to surrender huge amounts of equipment

U.S. involvement in WWI

Nationalism, militarism, alliances, imperialism

League of Nations

Created by Woodrow Wilson for members to preserve peace, prevent war, and protect another country’s independence. The USA never joined because they had doubts, thought it was too harsh on Germany, said the US could commit to a role in the world’s affairs instead of staying neutral