World War I Terms

Question 1

Nationalism

Answer 1

it had strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state

Question 2

Chancellor Otto von Bismarck -

Answer 2

he was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890.

Question 3

Kaiser Wilhelm I

Answer 3

he was the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor, as well as the first Head of State of a united Germany.

Question 4

Militarism

Answer 4

it is a philosophy or system that places great importance on military power.

Question 5

Alsace – Lorraine

Answer 5

it was a territory created by the German

Question 6

Arch Duke Ferdinand

Answer 6

he was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia and, from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

Question 7

Gavrilo Princip

Answer 7

he was a member of Young Bosnia, a South Slav nationalist organization seeking an end to Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Question 8

Mobilize

Answer 8

it is the act of assembling and readying troops and supplies

Question 9

Central Powers

Answer 9

its Germany and its allies

Question 10

Allied Powers –

Answer 10

its Allies included Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States.

Question 11

Trench warfare

Answer 11

it is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines

Question 12

Stalemate

Answer 12

a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move

Question 13

U-Boats –

Answer 13

it’s a German submarine.

Question 14

Neutral –

Answer 14

it’s not taking part or giving assistance

Question 15

Lusitania –

Answer 15

it was a British ocean liner that a German submarine sank in World War I, causing a major diplomatic uproar.

Question 16

William Jennings Bryan

Answer 16

he was an American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party’s nominee for President of the United States.

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 17

he was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. Born in Staunton, Virginia, he spent his early years in Augusta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina.

Question 18

Sussex pledge

Answer 18

it was a promise made by Germany to the United States

Question 19

Zimmermann note

Answer 19

it was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German

Question 20

Committee on Public Information (CPI) –

Answer 20

it was Committee on Public Information,

Question 21

Espionage

Answer 21

it is a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I.

Question 22

Sedition

Answer 22

it is enacted during World War I, made it a crime to “willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language

Question 23

Selective Service Act –

Answer 23

it is to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I

Question 24

Liberty Bonds –

Answer 24

it was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time.

Question 25

Jane Addams –

Answer 25

she as the “mother” of Social Work was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women’s suffrage and world peace.

Question 26

Jeanette Rankin

Answer 26

she was an American politician and women’s rights advocate, and the first woman to hold national office in the United States.

Question 27

National War Labor Board

Answer 27

it may refer to either of two United States government

Question 28

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

Answer 28

was theexpeditionary force of the United States Army during World War I. It was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of Gen. John J. Pershin

Question 29

General John J. Pershing

Answer 29

was a senior United States Army officer, most famous as the commander of the American Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in World War I, 1917–18.

Question 30

bolsheviks

Answer 30

it was Social Democratic Labour Party

Question 31

Communist

Answer 31

it was a political system

Question 32

Vladimir Lenin –

Answer 32

was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist

Question 33

Ferdinand Foch

Answer 33

was a French general and Marshal of France, Great Britain and Poland, a military theorist and the Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War.

Question 34

Alvin York

Answer 34

was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I

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Question 35

Harlem Hellfighters

Answer 35

known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard during World War I and World War II.

Question 36

Strategy

Answer 36

is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations

Question 37

Kaiser Wilhelm II –

Answer 37

was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.

Question 38

Armistice –

Answer 38

a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.

Question 39

Influenza –

Answer 39

a highly contagious viral

Question 40

Fourteen Point

Answer 40

was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War

Question 41

League of Nations

Answer 41

An international organization established after World War I

Question 42

Paris Peace Conference

Answer 42

also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918.

Question 43

Big Four

Answer 43

is also known as the Council of Four. It was composed of Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clemenceau of France.

Question 44

Reparations –

Answer 44

Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money. Note: After World War I, heavy reparation debts were imposed on Germany by Britain, France, and the other victorious nations.

Question 45

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 45

was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 46

Henry Cabot Lodge –

Answer 46

was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. Lodge received his PhD in history from Harvard. Lodge was a long-time friend and confidant of Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 47

Henry Cabot Lodge

Answer 47

was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. Lodge received his PhD in history from Harvard. Lodge was a long-time friend and confidant of Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 48

Arms Race –

Answer 48

An arms race, in its original usage, is a competition between two or more parties/groups to have the best armed forces. Each party competes to produce larger numbers of weapons, greater armies, superior military technology, etc. in a technological escalation.

Question 49

Alliance –

Answer 49

a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. 3. a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations: an alliance between church and state.