1. MILITARISM: Aggressive build-up of armies to intimidate other nations.
This caused a large threat
to other countries becoming a main long term reason for orld ar I. !. "ATI#"ALISM: feeling of intense pride in one$s countr%. This &as another main long term cause of the &ar. It caused citi'ens of the countr% to reall% &ant to get involved. (. )AL*A"S: region ruled b% the #ttoman +mpire and the Austrio-,ungarian +mpire. It &as a large and po&erful region full of man% different nations ma-ing it ver% important. .. /RA"0 /+R1I"A"1: heir to the Austro-,ungarian throne in 121.. The assassination 3b% a member of a Serbian nationalist group4 of this important heir &as the main short term cause of the &ar.
5. 6R#6A7A"1A: information designed to influence a certain opinion. 6ropaganda highl% boosted the mobilit% of the &ar b% influencing citi'ens to get involved. It &as often e8aggerated and caused guilt.
9. :#"TR)A"1: goods prohibited from shipment to 7erman% and its allies. #ften; this &as the &a% most goods for the &ar &ere supplied to 7erman%. Although it$s illegal; contraband is still a &a% of getting certain goods in the &orld toda%. <. S=SS+> 6L+17+: met a foreign polic% goals of both 7erman% and 6resident ilson to -eep them neutral in the &ar. ,o&ever; this pledge &as ignored &hen multiple American ships &ere sun- b% 7erman%. :ausing us to get involved. ?. 0IMM+RMA" T+L+7RAM: A telegram intercepted b% )ritish. It angered man% Americans after being lea-ed into American ne&spapers. This telegram &as the final reason for America to get involved in the &ar. 2. AR )#AR1 I"1=STRI+S: Agencies that &ere established in 121< to coordinate the production of &ar materials. The acron%m for the ar )oard Industries is I). The% &ere the people &ho helped America mobili'e for I. 1@. AI:T#RB 7AR1+"S: The gro&ing of vegetables b% a famil% in order to help conserve food to send it to troops. The movement of food conservation &as run b% the /ood Administration. The /ood Administration &as run b% ,erbert ,oover. 11. "ATI#"AL AR LA)#R )#AR1: 6ut together to prevent stri-es from disrupting the &ar effort. The chairmen &ere Taft and /ran- alsh. The% made deals all over the place to ensure &or-ers got fair hours and &ages despite the need for increased production. 1!. :#MMITT++ #" 6=)LI: I"/#RMATI#": Their Cob &as to DsellE the &ar or advertise &ith propaganda. The% composed posters; pamphlets; speeches encouraging Americans to support the &ar. 1(. +S6I#"A7+: Sp%ing in order to collect government information. This &as outla&ed in 121< &ith the +spionage Act of 121<. This made aiding the enem%; giving false reports; and interfering &ith the &ar effort illegal. 1.. S+L+:TIA+ S+RAI:+: :onscription service to start a draft of men from ages !1 to (@. The Selective Service Act 121< reFuired men from ages !1 to (@ to register for the draft and then a lotter% &as held to decide &ho &ould be forced to fight. !.? million men &ere drafted. 15. "#-MA"$S LA"1: The space bet&een opposing trenches. A crater-covered and rough stretch of land that &as a place of absolutel% no safet%. 19. :#"A#BS: A group of merchant ships and troop transports. These &ere protected b% small &arships called destro%ers &hile the% crossed the Atlantic to +urope. The% needed protection from 7erman =-boats. 1<. G#S, G. 6+RS,I"7: :ommander of the American +8peditionar% /orce; a-a A+/. /irst American troops to ma-e it to +urope for combat. 6ershing and his men arrived in 6aris on Gul% .th; 121< and the% proclaimed DLafa%ette; &e are hereHE because Lafa%ette &as a /renchman &ho helped America &in their independence in the Revolutionar% ar. 1?. ARMISTI:+: Another &ord for truce. An armistice &as signed on "ovember 11th; t&o da%s after 7erman% became a republic. This &as signed on the 11th hour of the 11th da% of the 11th month. This ended the fighting of orld ar I. 12. TR+ATB #/ A+RSAILL+S: A peace treat% negotiated &ith !< countries in Ganuar% of 1212. It &as signed in the 6alace of Aersailles. At the same conference; the Treat% of Saint-7ermain &as signed &hich ended the &ar &ith Austria-,ungar%. !@. /#=RT++" 6#I"TS: ilson$s peace plan and it &as based on Dthe principle of Custice to all peoples and nationalities.E It proposed free trade; freedom of the seas; disarmament; an impartial adCustment of colonial claims; and open diplomac% !1. "ATI#"AL S+L/-1+T+RMI"ATI#": ? points of ilson$s /ourteen 6oints. These &ere about people having the right to be their o&n nation if the% feel the% should be. Supporters of this believed &hen borders are not based on national identit%; &ar is li-el% to happen. !!. L+A7=+ #/ "ATI#"S: The basis of the 1.th point of ilson$s /ourteen 6oints. Also called Dgeneral association of nations;E the League of "ations &ould &or- to preserve peace b% pledging to respect and protect political independence. !(. R+6ARATI#"S: Monetar% compensation for all of the &ar damage. The Allies got 7erman% to pa% reparations ever% 7erman% signed the treat%. Their bill came up to a total of I(( billion. This &ea-ened 7erman%$s econom% for a long time- !.. :#ST #/ LIAI"7: increased greatl% due to inflation. The prices that increased included food prices; clothing prices; shelter prices and other essentials for human life. !5. 7+"+RAL STRI*+- Stri-e that involves all the &or-ers in a communit%; not Cust &or-ers in a particular industr%. This caused production of a lot of obCects to slo& do&n and even cease. Again causing inflation. !9. :ALAI" :##LI17+: 7overnor involved in the )oston police stri-e. ,e &as forced to call the "ational 7uard for this event. 1espite ever%thing; he decided all the &or-ers should be replaced. !<. T,+ R+1 S:AR+: The stri-es of 1212 then fueled the fear of the nation that :ommunists 3or reds4 &ould ta-e over. This scare concerned &or-ers and consumers all over the nation. !?. A. MIT:,+LL 6ALM+R: =nited States attorne% Cournal &hose home &as destro%ed b% bombings during the &ar. This &as part of a nation&ide bombing conspirac%. !2. G. +17AR ,##A+R: head of the 7eneral Intelligence 1ivision. +ventuall%; he moved on to head the /ederal )ureau of Investigation 3/)I4; &hich is still a )ureau active toda%. (@. 1+6#RT: to remove from a countr%. 9@@ people &ere deported in 12!@ b% authorities and members of the Socialist 6art%.