My project for U.S. History. Enjoy.

1. Unit 6 Section 1 &
2 People and Terms
By Jeremy Hilliard(Period 3)

2. Pancho Villa
• Born June 5, 1878; Died July
20, 1923.
• Real name was José Doroteo
Arango Arámbula.
• He was a General in the
Mexican Revolution.
• He served the División del
Norte (Division of the North).
• He is considered a hero in
Mexico.

3. Franz Ferdinand
• Born December 18, 1863; Died June
28, 1914.
• He was an Archduke of Austria-Este
and a Prince over Hungary and
Bohemia.
• He was also the Heir for the Austro-
Hungarian throne.
• He got this title when he became
twelve after his Duke cousin died.
• His assassination is what eventually
triggered World War One.

4. Allies
• They were countries opposing the Central
Powers in the first World War.
• The first three countries(United
Kingdom, France and Russia) were
originally known as the Triple Entente.
• Russia left the Triple Entente, breaking
the three up.
• Three more countries(United States, Italy
and Japan) entered, forming the Allied
Nations.
• The U.S. entered the war after

5. Central Powers
• A collection of countries opposing the
Allied Forces.
• The Central Powers consisted of the
German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman,
and Bulgarian Empires.
• They were united on June 28, 1914.
• They were ended on November 11,
1918.
• Each country had their own war
treaty.

6. Sussex Pledge
• A agreement made by Germany on May 4,
1916.
• It was made after German U-boats destroyed
the french ship Sussex.
• The terms were that passenger ships would not
be shot at and merchant ships were not to be
shot at unless weapons were to be found.
• It also promised that Merchant ships were not to
be attacked without provisions for the crew
aboard.

7. Zimmermann Telegram
• It was a secret message sent to a German officer
in Mexico.
• The proposal inside stated that the Germans
would help Mexico take back territories in the
U.S. if they stopped them from interfering in the
war.
• Britain intercepted this message in 1917.
• It wasn’t revealed to the Americans until later.
• After seeing it, the U.S. declared war on
Germany.

8. War Industries Board
• It was an American government
agency.
• It was founded on July 28,
1917.
• It’s main purpose was to
organize supplies for the war.
• It dealt with helping companies
produce supplies through mass-
production.
• Industrial production went up

9. Bernard Baruch
• Born August 19, 1870; Died June
20, 1965.
• He was an American financier
and Stock market spectator.
• He also served as a statesman and
a political consulter.
• He advised Presidents Woodrow
Wilson and Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
• In his later years, he owned a

10. Liberty Bond
• A war bond sold in the U.S.
• Owning a bond was considered by
many to be a citizen’s duty.
• Liberty bonds are still used today.
• Many liberty bonds helped in
repairing what was destroyed
during the 9/11 terrorist attack.
• There are a total of two liberty
bond acts.

11. Victory Bond
• They are debt securities delivered by
governments.
• The idea behind victory bonds is that
people will give money to support troops in
wars when they can’t.
• These bonds also helped the government
control money until the war was over.
• They were usually a lower price value if
you bought government issue.
• Many countries like the U.S.,
Britain(pictured) and Canada used these.

12. Committee on Public
Information
• Also known as CPI or the Creel Committee.
• It was a U.S. agency.
• It was made to manipulate participation in
war efforts.
• From April 13, 1917, to August 21, 1919, it
influenced, in many different ways, support
of American troops in Europe.
• It also helped to get Americans to support
against other countries that want to destroy
the war aims.