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Allies
The Triple Entente, later known as the Allies, consisted of France, Britain, andRussia. -
Central Powers
Germany and Austria-Hungary, together with the Ottoman Empire were later known as the Central Powers. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir tothe Austrian throne, visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. As the royal entourage drove through the city, Serbian nationalist
Gavrilo Princip stepped from the crowd and shot the Archduke and his wife Sophie. -
Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was the operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise her forces near the German border. The execution of the Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914. -
Sinking of the British Liner Lusitania
Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that killed 128 Americans that eventually brought America into the war. -
Sinking of British Liner Arabic
Sunk by German submarine SM U-24 44 people including 3 Americans -
Sinking of French Passenger liner Sussex
Severely damaged by a torpedo from a German U-Boat SM UB-29 and killed 50 people. -
Convoy System
A group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection. -
Zimmerman Note
an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany. -
Committee on Public Information
The U.S.'s first propaganda agency. Made to popularize the war. -
Selective Service Act of 1917
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people. -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
The Act says a person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort. -
Food Administration
Responsible agency for the administration of the U.S. army overseas and allies' food reserves. One of its important tasks was the stabilization of the price of wheat on the U.S. market. -
National War Labor Board
A nited States federal agency created two different times, by Pesident Woodrow Wilson during World War I and the second by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. -
War Industries Board
Encourages companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency. Also urged companies to eliminate waste by standardizing products. -
Battle of the Somme
Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1918 near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. On the first day alone, the British suffered more than 57,000 casualties, and by the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers would lose more than 1.5 million men. -
Second Battle of Marne
The last major German offensive on the Western Front of WW1 -
Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies
Austrai-Hungary was in a state of collapse. -
Establishment of the German Republic
German sailors mutinied against the government. Socialist leaders in the capital established a German Republic. -
Cease-fire and armistice
Germany was too exhausted to continue fighting the war. So they agreed to a cease-fire and signed the armistice even though there were no Allied Soldiers on German Territory.
