American History: World War I Review

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering key figures, legislation, organizations, and events from the World War I review sheet.

Woodrow Wilson

The US President who asked Congress for a declaration of war.

War Industries Board

Agency that had the right to distribute raw materials to manufacturers and oversee the delivery of finished products.

Conscription

Drafting people into compulsory military service.

Gavrilo Princip

A Serbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo.

Women

Served in the war effort as clerks, radio operators, and stenographers.

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty that forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the war.

Bernard M. Baruch

Headed the War Industries Board.

American Expeditionary Force

US troops in WWI.

John J. Pershing

Leader of the American Expeditionary Force.

Weimar Republic

German democratic government established after WWI.

Lusitania

British passenger liner that was sunk in 1915.

League of Nations

International peacekeeping organization created after World War I.

Nazi Party

Political party that was founded in Germany in 1919 in response to the Versailles Treaty.

Selective Service Act

Law that required all men age 21 to 30 to sign up for military service.

Zimmerman note

Propose a German alliance with Mexico

Samuel G

Labor leader, who cooperated with US government

sedition act

Prohibited any speech that was disloyal profane or abusive about the US government

Lone drives

Dries where US government sold war bonds to finance the war

Espionage act

Punish anyone found guilty of helping the enemy

Ww1

Which war red Roux national boundaries on three continents and shifted the world balance of power

Mandates

Lands to be supervised by the allies under the direction of the league of Nations

Central Powers

Alliance, composed of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy during the war

U-boat

German submarines

14 points

Wilson’s 14 point plan for peace

Allies

Alliance, compose of France, Russia, and Great Britain during the war