vocab quiz Flashcards
Sedition
Any speech or action encouraging rebellion
League of nations
organization in which the nations of the world would join together ensuring security and peace for all members
Self determination
Power to make decisions about one’s own future
Fourteen points
President Wilson uses 14 provisions attempting for peace to be brought
Zeppelins
floating airships
Convoy
groups of unarmed ships surrounded by armed naval vessels
mobilization
readying troops for war
U-boats
German submarines
Sussex Pledge
a promise to the US from Germany not to attack with submarines without warning
Lusitiana
British passenger boat
Propaganda
information intended to sway public opinion
Stalemate
when neither side can get an advantage
Zimmerman note
included secret offer to Mexico from Germany violating Americas peace and neutrality
Autocrat
ruler with unlimited power
Allies
countries helping another country; included Russia, France, Serbia, and Great Britain
Central powers
an opposing side in the war including Germany and Austria Hungary
Militarism
aggressively building up ones nation armed forces in preparation for war & giving the military more authority over the government and foreign policy
Russian Revolution
Russians became tired of the government overpowering so they decided to rebel
genocide
an agreed attack on a specific group
selective service act
temporarily replaced tired, worn out soldiers in the war with energetic soldiers
armistice
ceasefire ending hostility between two sides
Liberty bond
a loan to support the allies
price controls
government making sure that goods stay affordable
reparations
punishment for Germany from the allied;. demanding that Germany pays & is responsible for the war
