Duke Franz Ferdinand - assassination that sparked the Great War , U-boat - submarine , contraband - illegal material , League of Nations - organization meant to keep peace after WWI , Treaty of Versailles - treaty that ended WWI , isolationism - the desire to avoid being involved with other countries , reparations - large sum of money Germany had to pay after WWI , War Guilt Clause - statement that WWI was all Germany's fault , Selective Service Act - a way to organize American young men to help with the draft , Sedition Act - law that made criticizing the government and the draft illegal , neutrality - not picking a side or getting involved , 14 Points - Willson's post war plan focused on peace without victory  , Zimmerman Note - German letter asking Mexico to attack America , convoy - groups of merchant ships sailed together protected by warships, Triple Entente  - France, England, Russia , Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy , blockade - sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from coming or going, Conscientious objector - someone who objects to the war on moral or religious grounds , Committee on Public Information (CPI) - educate the public about the war, Great migration - large scale move of African Americans from the South to the North,

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