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Militarism

The aggressive strengthening of armed forces

Archeduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir to the throne of Austria Hungary annexed the province

Mobilize

Prepare it's military for war

Central powers

The alliance between Austria Hungary and Germany became to be known as central powers

Allied powers

France, Russia, and Britain we're know as the allied powers

Trench warfare

Defending a position by fighting from the protection of deep ditches

Stalemate

A situation where neither side can win a decisive victory

U boats

Submarines that launched torpedoes at ally supply ships causing heavy losses

Lusitania

A British passenger liner

Zimmermann note

This secret telegram to Mexico sent by the German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann was decoded and then published by American newspapers in March 1917

Selective service act

The act that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to be drafted

Liberty bonds

Provided billions of dollars in loans to the allies

Victory gardens

Where people grew their own vegtables

American expeditionary force

Was know to join French and British forces

Communists

People who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property