1.1 The Armed Peace

Question 1

Belle Époque

Answer 1

French: ‘fine period’, period of peace and prosperity in Europe and the USA preceding the Fist World War.

Question 2

The Great War

Answer 2

another name for the first world war.

Question 3

Arms race

Answer 3

competition between nations to build the most weapons.

Question 4

Militarism

Answer 4

glorifying the army.

Question 5

Allies (triple entente)

Answer 5

alliance between France, Britain Russia and the USA during the first world war.

Question 6

Central powers

Answer 6

alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottomans during the first world war

Question 7

Triple alliance

Answer 7

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Question 8

Austro-Serbian

Answer 8

Austria-Hungary, Serbia

Question 9

Two-front war

Answer 9

war in which a country had to fight battles in separate locations at the same general time.

Question 10

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 10

german strategy to invade France through Belgium and after defeating the French to send their soldiers to the Eastern front to fight the Russians.