STAAR Unit 5: WWI

A telegram Germany sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S, leading the U.S. to join WWI

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

The policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries

A war between the allies and the central powers

The treaty imposed on Germany after the end of World War I which demanded huge reparations from the Germans.

28th President of the U.S. known for his WWI leadership

A joining together from some common purpose

A series of proposals in which U.S. president Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I

Killed 25 machine gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; won The Medal of Freedom 

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire 

Defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in France in 1918

heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated and his killing led to WWI

About 2 million Americans went to France as members of this under General John J. Pershing

Court Cases:

Cruise ship that was sunk by German submarines and helped bring the U.S. closer to involvement in WWI

Commander of American Expeditionary Force of over 1 million troops

A policy that the Germans announced that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters 

An international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations