PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Militarism: When a country maintains a very strong military prescence and is prepared to use it for national interests
Triple Alliance: an alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before WWI
Triple Entente: an alliance formed between Great Britain, France, and Russia before WWI
Balance of Power: distribution of power among several nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere in the interests another
Central Powers: an alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria during WWI
Allied Powers: an alliance formed between France, Russia, and the USA during WWI
Trench Warfare: a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are protected from enemy's small arms fire
Lusitania: a British ship that was sunk by a German submarine in WWI, and caused a major diplomatic uproar
Isolationism: the policy of a country isolating itself from the affairs(wars) of other countries
U-boats: German underwater ships, or submarines, used in WWI and WWII
Fourteen Points: proposed plan for organizing post-war Europe and for avoiding future wars; issued by Woodrow Wilson
Big Four: refers to the four top Allied Powers and their leaders(Woodrow Wilson-US, David Lloyd George-Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau-France, and Vittorio Orlando-Italy)
Reparations: payment for war damages(ex. debt imposed on Germany after WWI)
Treaty of Versailles: peace treaty at the end of WWI that ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
Sussex Pledge: a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war, stating that warning would be given before the sinking of merchant and passenger ships
Zimmerman Note: telegram issued from Germany that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany
Selective Service Act: stated men age 21-30 were required to register for the draft
Convoy System: a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection
Communists: believers in a system in which the government controls production and the economy
Liberty Bonds: war bonds that were sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I
National War Labor Board: prevented strikes and disruptions, and judged disputes between workers and management
Committee on Public Information: propaganda organization created by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I
Propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
Schenck v. United States: United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I
Self-Determination: Creation of national governmental institutions by a group of people who view themselves as a distinct nation (for example, because they have a common language)
League of Nations: organization of nations that would work together to settle disputes, protect democracy, and prevent future wars
Archduke Franz Ferdinand: prince of Austria-Hungary; assassinated on June 28, 1914 by Gavrilo Princip, which sparked the beginning of WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II: King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.
Bernard Baruch: a Jewish American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant
George Creel: an investigative journalist, writer, politician, government official, and head of the United States Committee on Public Information
David Lloyd George: a liberal British statesman who became prime minister during World War I, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1908, and introduced health and unemployment benefits with the National Insurance Act of 1911
Georges Clemenceau: French politician, physician, and journalist who served as Prime Minister of France during the First World War. A leader of the Radical Party, he played a central role in the politics of the French Third Republic
Henry Cabot Lodge: was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts
Woodrow Wilson: an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
John J. Pershing: 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
