1. MILITARISM: Aggressive build-up of armies to intimidate other nations.

This caused a large threat

to other countries becoming a main long term reason for orld ar I.
!. "ATI#"ALISM: feeling of intense pride in one$s countr%. This &as another main long term cause
of the &ar. It caused citi'ens of the countr% to reall% &ant to get involved.
(. )AL*A"S: region ruled b% the #ttoman +mpire and the Austrio-,ungarian +mpire. It &as a large
and po&erful region full of man% different nations ma-ing it ver% important.
.. /RA"0 /+R1I"A"1: heir to the Austro-,ungarian throne in 121.. The assassination 3b% a
member of a Serbian nationalist group4 of this important heir &as the main short term cause of the &ar.

5. 6R#6A7A"1A: information designed to influence a certain opinion. 6ropaganda highl% boosted
the mobilit% of the &ar b% influencing citi'ens to get involved. It &as often e8aggerated and caused
guilt.

9. :#"TR)A"1: goods prohibited from shipment to 7erman% and its allies. #ften; this &as the &a%
most goods for the &ar &ere supplied to 7erman%. Although it$s illegal; contraband is still a &a% of
getting certain goods in the &orld toda%.
<. S=SS+> 6L+17+: met a foreign polic% goals of both 7erman% and 6resident ilson to -eep them
neutral in the &ar. ,o&ever; this pledge &as ignored &hen multiple American ships &ere sun- b%
7erman%. :ausing us to get involved.
?. 0IMM+RMA" T+L+7RAM: A telegram intercepted b% )ritish. It angered man% Americans after
being lea-ed into American ne&spapers. This telegram &as the final reason for America to get involved
in the &ar.
2. AR )#AR1 I"1=STRI+S: Agencies that &ere established in 121< to coordinate the
production of &ar materials. The acron%m for the ar )oard Industries is I). The% &ere the
people &ho helped America mobili'e for I.
1@. AI:T#RB 7AR1+"S: The gro&ing of vegetables b% a famil% in order to help conserve food
to send it to troops. The movement of food conservation &as run b% the /ood Administration.
The /ood Administration &as run b% ,erbert ,oover.
11. "ATI#"AL AR LA)#R )#AR1: 6ut together to prevent stri-es from disrupting the &ar
effort. The chairmen &ere Taft and /ran- alsh. The% made deals all over the place to ensure
&or-ers got fair hours and &ages despite the need for increased production.
1!. :#MMITT++ #" 6=)LI: I"/#RMATI#": Their Cob &as to DsellE the &ar or advertise &ith
propaganda. The% composed posters; pamphlets; speeches encouraging Americans to support
the &ar.
1(. +S6I#"A7+: Sp%ing in order to collect government information. This &as outla&ed in 121<
&ith the +spionage Act of 121<. This made aiding the enem%; giving false reports; and
interfering &ith the &ar effort illegal.
1.. S+L+:TIA+ S+RAI:+: :onscription service to start a draft of men from ages !1 to (@. The
Selective Service Act 121< reFuired men from ages !1 to (@ to register for the draft and then a
lotter% &as held to decide &ho &ould be forced to fight. !.? million men &ere drafted.
15. "#-MA"$S LA"1: The space bet&een opposing trenches. A crater-covered and rough stretch
of land that &as a place of absolutel% no safet%.
19. :#"A#BS: A group of merchant ships and troop transports. These &ere protected b% small
&arships called destro%ers &hile the% crossed the Atlantic to +urope. The% needed protection
from 7erman =-boats.
1<. G#S, G. 6+RS,I"7: :ommander of the American +8peditionar% /orce; a-a A+/. /irst
American troops to ma-e it to +urope for combat. 6ershing and his men arrived in 6aris on Gul%
.th; 121< and the% proclaimed DLafa%ette; &e are hereHE because Lafa%ette &as a /renchman
&ho helped America &in their independence in the Revolutionar% ar.
1?. ARMISTI:+: Another &ord for truce. An armistice &as signed on "ovember 11th; t&o da%s
after 7erman% became a republic. This &as signed on the 11th hour of the 11th da% of the 11th
month. This ended the fighting of orld ar I.
12. TR+ATB #/ A+RSAILL+S: A peace treat% negotiated &ith !< countries in Ganuar% of 1212.
It &as signed in the 6alace of Aersailles. At the same conference; the Treat% of Saint-7ermain
&as signed &hich ended the &ar &ith Austria-,ungar%.
!@. /#=RT++" 6#I"TS: ilson$s peace plan and it &as based on Dthe principle of Custice to all
peoples and nationalities.E It proposed free trade; freedom of the seas; disarmament; an
impartial adCustment of colonial claims; and open diplomac%
!1. "ATI#"AL S+L/-1+T+RMI"ATI#": ? points of ilson$s /ourteen 6oints. These &ere
about people having the right to be their o&n nation if the% feel the% should be. Supporters of
this believed &hen borders are not based on national identit%; &ar is li-el% to happen.
!!. L+A7=+ #/ "ATI#"S: The basis of the 1.th point of ilson$s /ourteen 6oints. Also called
Dgeneral association of nations;E the League of "ations &ould &or- to preserve peace b%
pledging to respect and protect political independence.
!(. R+6ARATI#"S: Monetar% compensation for all of the &ar damage. The Allies got 7erman%
to pa% reparations ever% 7erman% signed the treat%. Their bill came up to a total of I(( billion.
This &ea-ened 7erman%$s econom% for a long time-
!.. :#ST #/ LIAI"7: increased greatl% due to inflation. The prices that increased included food
prices; clothing prices; shelter prices and other essentials for human life.
!5. 7+"+RAL STRI*+- Stri-e that involves all the &or-ers in a communit%; not Cust &or-ers in a
particular industr%. This caused production of a lot of obCects to slo& do&n and even cease.
Again causing inflation.
!9. :ALAI" :##LI17+: 7overnor involved in the )oston police stri-e. ,e &as forced to call
the "ational 7uard for this event. 1espite ever%thing; he decided all the &or-ers should be
replaced.
!<. T,+ R+1 S:AR+: The stri-es of 1212 then fueled the fear of the nation that :ommunists 3or
reds4 &ould ta-e over. This scare concerned &or-ers and consumers all over the nation.
!?. A. MIT:,+LL 6ALM+R: =nited States attorne% Cournal &hose home &as destro%ed b%
bombings during the &ar. This &as part of a nation&ide bombing conspirac%.
!2. G. +17AR ,##A+R: head of the 7eneral Intelligence 1ivision. +ventuall%; he moved on to
head the /ederal )ureau of Investigation 3/)I4; &hich is still a )ureau active toda%.
(@. 1+6#RT: to remove from a countr%. 9@@ people &ere deported in 12!@ b% authorities and
members of the Socialist 6art%.