chapter 19 Flashcards
term that means”money a defeated enemy pays for the cost of war”
repartions
On what exact date (month, day, and year) did the Germans sign an armistice, ending World
War I?
november 11,1918
president wilson’s outlook
idealism
another name for the american soldier in the great war
dough boy
another name for the area between opposing trenches during world war 1
no man’s land
name for all the nations that opposed germany in world war 1
allies
germany and its allies during world war 1
central powers
passenger liner that the germans sank
lusitania
germany’s promise that it would resume following international law
sussex pledge
event that occured last in america’s move toward war
zimmerman telegram
established the right to limit free speech during wartime
schenk v. united states
association of nations that sought to prevent war
league of nations
where american troops launched and fought a costly offensive
argonne
truce ending world war 1
armstice
term refers to information spread to advance a cause or damage an opponent’s cause
propaganda
german policy claimed the right to attack all ships in the war zone without warning
unrestricted submarine warfare
wilson’s plan for lasting peace called
14 points
US secretary of state before world war 1
william jennings bryan
Mexican dictator popular among american businessmen
Porfirio Díaz
“one of the most grotesque tyrannies in mexican history”
victoriano huerta
Germany’s invasion of which nation brought great britain into WW1
belgium
German ruler whose actions brought england into war
Wilhelm II
“the world must be made safe for democracy”
woodrow wilson
administrator of the food administration
herbert hoover
won the medal of honor in world war 1
Alvin c york
triple alliance
germany and austrai-hungary and italy
mexican bandit leader who raided a new mexico border town
pancho villa
triple ententer
ussia great britain and france
american general who led US troops in WW1
john J pershing
US senator who led opposition to the treaty of versailles
henry cabot lodge
america’s aces of aces
eddie rickenbacker
german plot to give part of the united states to mexico
zimmerman telegram
what counties are included in the big 4
britian france italy and the US
what was the purpose of german’s schlieffan plan
to defeat frnace and quickly and then attack russia
what was the main provision of the episonage and sedition acts
banning criticism of the war effort
which event occured first in WW1
austria declared war on serbia
who country was a member of the cenral power
austria-hungary
