Vocabulary
Here are some terms that we will use throughout our site. We recommend going through them so you understand what we're talking about.
World War I: A war from 1914-1918 that began on June 28, 1914 when a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia.
Allies: France, Britain, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria (and eventually the United States).
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey.
Woodrow Wilson: President of the United States during World War I.
Trench Warfare: Warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield.
Zimmerman Telegram: Telegram telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the United States.
Communism: Single party political system in which the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of all property.
Nationalism:showing pride and loyalty to a nation.
Militarism: Policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation.
War Bonds: A low interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of years.
War Industries Board: Managed the buying and distributing of war materials, set goals for production, ordered construction of new factories and with the president's approval, also set prices.
Committee on Public Information: Government organization that produced propaganda to build support for the war.
Espionage Act: 1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities.
Sedition Act: 1918 law that made it illegal for American citizens to criticize the government.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand: the duke of Austria-Hungary whose death triggered the war.
Allies: France, Britain, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria (and eventually the United States).
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey.
Woodrow Wilson: President of the United States during World War I.
Trench Warfare: Warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield.
Zimmerman Telegram: Telegram telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the United States.
Communism: Single party political system in which the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of all property.
Nationalism:showing pride and loyalty to a nation.
Militarism: Policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation.
War Bonds: A low interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of years.
War Industries Board: Managed the buying and distributing of war materials, set goals for production, ordered construction of new factories and with the president's approval, also set prices.
Committee on Public Information: Government organization that produced propaganda to build support for the war.
Espionage Act: 1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities.
Sedition Act: 1918 law that made it illegal for American citizens to criticize the government.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand: the duke of Austria-Hungary whose death triggered the war.