Fall Semester Final Study Guide (Vocabulary)
Nationalism
CORRECT ANSWER - A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Militarism
CORRECT ANSWER - Building up armed forces to prepare for war
Allies
CORRECT ANSWER - one side in World War I: Great Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by the U.S.
Central Powers
CORRECT ANSWER - One side in World War I: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Balance of Power
CORRECT ANSWER - Act of giving two different sides equal strength or power
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
CORRECT ANSWER - young heir whose assassination triggered WWI
, Trench Warfare
CORRECT ANSWER - Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great
slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI.
"no man's land"
CORRECT ANSWER - The space between armies fighting each other
Lusitania
CORRECT ANSWER - A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128
Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move
towards entering the war.
Sussex Pledge
CORRECT ANSWER - A promise Germany made to America, after Wilson threatened to sever ties, to
stop sinking their ships without warning.
Zimmerman Note
CORRECT ANSWER - Message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico
Selective Service Act
Nationalism
CORRECT ANSWER - A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Militarism
CORRECT ANSWER - Building up armed forces to prepare for war
Allies
CORRECT ANSWER - one side in World War I: Great Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by the U.S.
Central Powers
CORRECT ANSWER - One side in World War I: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Balance of Power
CORRECT ANSWER - Act of giving two different sides equal strength or power
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
CORRECT ANSWER - young heir whose assassination triggered WWI
, Trench Warfare
CORRECT ANSWER - Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great
slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI.
"no man's land"
CORRECT ANSWER - The space between armies fighting each other
Lusitania
CORRECT ANSWER - A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128
Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move
towards entering the war.
Sussex Pledge
CORRECT ANSWER - A promise Germany made to America, after Wilson threatened to sever ties, to
stop sinking their ships without warning.
Zimmerman Note
CORRECT ANSWER - Message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico
Selective Service Act
