World War 1 vocabulary

2. A strong pride in and loyalty to one’s country, often leading people to support its interests—even aggressively—over others.
4. Agreements between countries that pull them into conflicts because they are obligated to defend one another.
5. A promise made by Germany in 1916 to restrict submarine warfare and not sink passenger ships without warning.
8. A 1918 law that made it illegal to speak or write against the government or war effort in a disloyal or abusive way.
10. A type of fighting in which soldiers battle from deep ditches (trenches), often leading to long, deadly stalemates.
13. Information, often biased or misleading, used to influence public opinion.
14. A naval strategy where merchant ships travel in groups escorted by warships to protect them from enemy attacks, especially submarines.
15. A secret message from Germany to Mexico in 1917 proposing an alliance against the United States; its discovery helped push the U.S. into World War I.
16. A British passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915 during World War I, killing many civilians and increasing American support for entering the war.

1. A 1917 U.S. law that established the draft system during World War I.
3. A U.S. government agency created during World War I to coordinate the production of war materials and manage industry.
6. A 1917 law that made it illegal to interfere with military operations or support enemies during wartime.
7. The policy of not taking sides in a conflict or war.
9. The belief that a country should maintain a powerful military and be prepared to use it to defend or promote national interests.
11. A government-issued bond sold to citizens to help finance military operations during a war.
12. A method by which the government selects individuals for compulsory military service.