World War I Vocab

World War I

• to come out of something and become something else
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WWI that included Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, and later the U.S.
• promises between countries to help protect one another's interests; alliances of WWI were mutual defense treaties where an attack on one was an attack on all.
• global war fought between 1914-1918 that involved the Central and Allied Powers; also known as The Great War.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• term that describes a country that is so powerful that they affect the rest of the world
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WW I that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
• policy of attacking any ship as long as it helped the war effort; this policy might include attacking civilian targets.
• the person who was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist; this event started WWI.

alliances

• having pride in your country, its laws, & its government.
• an international organization established after WWI to prevent future wars in Europe; though it was President Wilson's idea, the U.S. never joined. It ultimately failed & dissolved.
• term that describes a country that is so powerful that they affect the rest of the world
• promises between countries to help protect one another's interests; alliances of WWI were mutual defense treaties where an attack on one was an attack on all.

Allies

• American president from 1913 - 1919; president during WWI who called for the formation of a League of Nations to prevent future wars.
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WWI that included Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, and later the U.S.
• the British cruise ship that was sunk by the Germans after Germany warned it would sink any vessels sailing for Britain; was a major reason for U.S. entering WWI.
• an international organization established after WWI to prevent future wars in Europe; though it was President Wilson's idea, the U.S. never joined. It ultimately failed & dissolved.

Central Powers

• term that describes a country that is so powerful that they affect the rest of the world
• the building up of armies for war or protecting colonies.
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WWI that included Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, and later the U.S.
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WW I that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.

isolation

• an international organization established after WWI to prevent future wars in Europe; though it was President Wilson's idea, the U.S. never joined. It ultimately failed & dissolved.
• American president from 1913 - 1919; president during WWI who called for the formation of a League of Nations to prevent future wars.
• foreign policy of strict non-involvement in the affairs of other countries.
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WWI that included Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, and later the U.S.

neutral

• foreign policy of not taking sides and staying out of conflict with other countries.
• a secret message sent from Germany to Mexico to try to convince Mexico to oppose America if the U.S. entered WWI; was a major reason for the U.S. entering the war.
• promises between countries to help protect one another's interests; alliances of WWI were mutual defense treaties where an attack on one was an attack on all.
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WWI that included Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, and later the U.S.

Woodrow Wilson

• Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace and a resolution to WWI.
• American president from 1913 - 1919; president during WWI who called for the formation of a League of Nations to prevent future wars.
• global war fought between 1914-1918 that involved the Central and Allied Powers; also known as The Great War.
• having pride in your country, its laws, & its government.

unrestricted submarine warfare

• foreign policy of strict non-involvement in the affairs of other countries.
• policy of attacking any ship as long as it helped the war effort; this policy might include attacking civilian targets.
• the name of the alliance of countries fighting in WW I that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
• a secret message sent from Germany to Mexico to try to convince Mexico to oppose America if the U.S. entered WWI; was a major reason for the U.S. entering the war.

Zimmerman Telegram

• policy of attacking any ship as long as it helped the war effort; this policy might include attacking civilian targets.
• foreign policy of not taking sides and staying out of conflict with other countries.
• Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace and a resolution to WWI.
• a secret message sent from Germany to Mexico to try to convince Mexico to oppose America if the U.S. entered WWI; was a major reason for the U.S. entering the war.