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love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it


a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests


an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war

archduke franz ferdinand


kaiser william II

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

western front

In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.


goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law




German submarine

Zimmerman telegram/note


selective service act

law requiring men to register for military service

bernard baruch

economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)


a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI

George Creel

head of the Committee on Public Information 1917 which was allegedly formed to combat wartime rumors by providing authoritative info. It served as propaganda agency proclaiming the govn'ts version of reality and discrediting those who questioned that version.

conscientious objectors

opposed fighting in the war on moral or religious grounds

espionage act


great migration



the act of escorting while in transit

vladimir lenin

Founder of the Russian Communist Party, this man led the November Revolution in 1917 which established a revolutionary soviet government based on a union of workers, peasants, and soldiers.

john j pershing

Commander of American Expeditionary Force of over 1 million troops who insisted his soldiers fight as independent units so US would have independent role in shaping the peace

fourteen points


league of nations


henry cabot lodge



payment for damages after a war


Senators who voted against the League of Nations with or without reservations


People against the League of Nations who "insisted on limiting American involvement in the League and its actions."

versailles treaty



viral infection of the respiratory system characterized by chills, fever, body aches, and fatigue.


a general and progressive increase in prices

red scare

a period of general fear of communists

palmer raids


sacco & vanzetti case

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants charged with murdering a guard and robbing a shoe factory in Braintree; Mass. The trial lasted from 1920-1927. Convicted on circumstantial evidence; many believed they had been framed for the crime because of their anarchist and pro-union activities.

warren g harding

president who called for a return to normalcy following WWI

creditor nation

a nation that exports more than it imports, so that it is owed money by other nations

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