World War I Flashcards
Balkans
powder keg
wrote Austria a blank check
Germany
British prime minister
George
opposed warfare
conscientious objector
required young men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service
selective service act
leader of France
Clemenceau
led the us forces in WWI
General Pershing
persons assassination was the direct cause of WWI
Ferdinand
cease-fire
armistice
heavy guard of destroyer ships to escort merchant ships across the Atlantic
convoy system
German submarines
u-ships
british ship that sank
Lusitania
president of us during WWI
Wilson
established to encourage companies to use mass production
war industries board
peace treaty signed to bring an end to WWI
treaty of Versailles