History - World War 1

Mobilization

Gathering resources and preparing for war

Militarism

glorification of the military

Conscription

A military draft

Central Powers

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire

Triple Entente

Britain, France, Russia

Arch Duke Ferdinand

Heir to the Austrian throne whose death sparked WWI.

Nationalism

Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality

Alliances

agreements between nations to aid and protect one another

Schleiffen Plan (1914)

plan by Germany to take France quickly before Russia could mobilize by violating Belgian neutrality; made Britain enter the war

Western Front

In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.

Trench Warfare

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

No Man's Land

Area between trenches

Stalemate

A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

Total War

the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort

War of Attrition

A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses

Rationing

A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use

Propaganda

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

Uboats

German sumbarmarines

Creel Committee

Committee on Public Information; aimed to sell America and the world on Wilson's war goals; propaganda, censorship, "four-minute men" speeches, "Liberty Leagues" (spy on community)

War Production Board

Converted factories from civilian to military production. Manufacturing output tripled.

Armistice

An agreement to stop fighting

Zimmerman Note

1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S..

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Germany's Policy of sinking ships with their U-boats, enemy or neutral, that carry war material

Lusitania

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

Fourteen Points

A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.

self-deternimation

the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

League of Nations

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946.

Reparations

Payment for war damages

Mandate

Countries governed by France or Great Britain for the League of Nations.