World war 1 vocab

Nationalism

Strong pride in ones Nation

Imperialism

Nations competing for overseas colonies

Militarism

Building strong armies for power

Trench warfare

Fighting from deep protective trenches

Chemical warfare

Using poison gas in battle

Lusitania

Sunk ship influencing US entry

Gusset pledge

Germany promised safer submarine practices

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Germany sinking ships without warning

Zimmerman telegram

Germany urged mexico to attack US

Selective service act

Law creating military draft system

Committee of public information

US agency promoting war support

Propaganda

Media influencing public war opinions

War industries board

Controlled wartime production and supplies

War bonus

Public loans funding war effort

Espionage act

Punished spying against US military

Sedition act

Banned criticizing US government wartime

Fourteen points

Wilson's plan for lasting peace

Big four

Main allied leaders at negotiations

Treaty of versailles

Peace treaty that ended WW1

Repurations

Payments Germany owed for damage

League of nations

International group promoting world Peace