tommy		a British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915; 1,200 people died, including 128 Americans
Ypres		person who supports community ownership of property and the sharing of all profits
stalemate		right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government
bureaucracy		pride in ones nation
militarism		name given to the Americna troops sent to Frnace in 1917 when the United States entered the war
terrorist		bonds sold by the United States government to raise money for World War I
doughboy		rapid spread of contagious diease
Eastern Front		President Wilson's goal for peace after WWI
The Great War		the land between two trenches
Socialist		nickname for the American soldiers in WWI
U-boat		site of the WWI battle that is still the laregest battle in world history based on the troops involved
Lusitania		Russian emperor
Battle of Belleau Wood		treaty signed on June 28, 1919, by Germany and the Allies; formally placed the responibility for the war on Germany and its allies
Battle of Verdun		law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
Verdun		a person who uses threats and violence to promote a cause
nationalism		military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman empire during World War I
epidemic		unable to read or write
Selective Service Act		where the Central Powers bordered the Allied Powers
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk		spreading of ideas to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause
The Somme		German submarine used in World War I and World War II
American Expeditionary Force		derogatory French term for Germans
rookie		German emperor
Zimmermann telegram		person who supports community ownership of property and the sharing of all profits
no-man's land		person who objects to any war; believes war is evil
Allied Powers		an agreement to stop fighting
Liberty Bonds		law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft
kaiser		a river in norther France that became the site of a major battle beginning on July 1, 1916
Big Four		a 1917 telegram sent from Germany's foreign secretary to the German minister in Mexico instructing the minister to urge Mexico to attack the United States if the United States declared war on Germany
reparations		system of managing government through departments run by appointed officals
self-determination		military alliance of France, Britain, Russia, Italy, and 20 other nations during World War I
isolationsist		deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other
Boche		leaders of Britian, France, the United States, and Italy after World War I
pacifist		right of national groups to have their own territory and forms of government
Armistice Day		first used in the 1890's as a nickname for a soldier new to the front lines
warmonger		Smalltown in Belgium in the medieval region of Flanders that was the focus on some of the most violent combat during WWI British soldiers called it "Wipers"
Treaty of Versailles		give up power
Central Powers		the nickname given to the huge German artillery piece of WWI
League of Nations		the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war
armistice		person who tries to stir up war
Fourteen Points		prolonged World War I battle in which more than 1 million died or were wounded
czar		Germany agreed to cease fire on the wesern Front to take place on November 11, 1918
Battle of the Argonne Forest		nickname for the British soldiers in WWI
illiterate		treaty signed on June 28, 1919, by Germany and the Allies; formally placed the responibility for the war on Germany and its allies
propaganda		person who supports community ownership of property and the sharing of all profits
Big Bertha		World War I was commonly called _______ untill the begining of WWII
draft		person who supports community ownership of property and the sharing of all profits
abdicate		leaders of Britian, France, the United States, and Italy after World War I