Quote Of The Month


"Long is the way, and Hard, that out of Hell leads up to Light."
- John Milton, Paradise Lost

Thursday, March 19, 2009

WW1 Terms

Songs
"Over there"
"Goodbye Broadway"
"Hello France"
"Oui, Oui, Marie"
"I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier"

Military Terms
C.O.                        Submarine
invasion                Powder Keg
M.P.                       Barbed Wire
Artillery                Gen. Blackjack Pershing    
U-boats                 Enemy
Mustard gas         Unrestricted submarine warfare
AEF                        Trench warfare
Bunker                   Battle
Bomb                     Blimp
Machine Gun        Blockade
Tank                       Infantry
Stalemate              Cavalry
Airplane                Torpedo
K.P.                        Draftee

Slang and Derogatory Terms
French Postcards        Huns
Dog Tag                        Red Baron 
Dud                               Krauts
Lousy                            Basket Case  
Dog Fight                     Shellshock
Limies                           Homefront
Cabbage                        Swabby
Doughboys                  Liberty Steaks
Air Ace                         Furlough
Goldbrick                    Slacker
Liberty Bonds

Diseases and Their Outcomes
Syphilis
Cooties
Trench Mouth
Amputee
Corpse

Governmental Ideas and Terms
War Industry Board           Liberty
Totalitarian                         Self-determination
Sacrifice                               Pacifists
Red Tape                              Espionage& Sedition Acts
Propaganda                         War Revenue Act
Assassination                      Patriotism
Territorial Integrity          Kaiser
Nationalism                        Preparedness
Balance of Power               Alliances
Mobilization                       Czar
Militarism                          Neutrality
Democracy                         Armistice
Wilson

Other :)
Porkless Saturdays
War bread
Peace
Bravery
Over the top
Lusitania
No man's land
War Bonds
French kiss
Rape of Belgium
Meatless Tuesdays
Khaki
Wheatless Mondays 

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