1. World War I Important Terms and Names
Vocabulary
World War I Important Terms and Names

2. Central Powers (Triple Alliance)
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3. Allied Forces (Triple Entente)
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4. militarism

5. imperialism

6. nationalism

7. alliance system

8. Archduke Franz Ferdinand

9. Schlieffen Plan
It was based on the belief that, if the country went to war, Germany would be faced with a war on two fronts with France and Russia.
1897 / 1914

10. no man’s land

11. Lusitania
In 1915 she was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, causing the deaths of 1,198 passengers.

12. Zimmermann Note
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join the Central Powers, in the event of the United States entering World War I.

13. Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I (1917).

14. mechanized war

15. War Industries Board
The War Industries Board (WIB) was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies. It used mass production to increase efficiency.

16. Espionage and Sedition Acts
Espionage act of 1917 was intended to prohibit attempts to interfere with military operations, to support U.S. enemies during war time.
Sedition Act of 1918 forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the American government or its institutions with contempt.

17. Great Migration