5/4/23 Test Flashcards
people of a common nation who don’t want any foreign rule in their country (Pride in one’s nation)
Nationalism
policy of building up storng armed forces in order to prepare for war
militarism
uses threats and violence to promote a cause
terrorist
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire joined to fight the Allied Powers
central powers
Great Britain, France, Russia joined to fight the Allied Powers
allied powers
war combat in which soldiers are located in ditches dug into the ground
trench warfare
not taking sides in a conflict
neutral
information designed to influence someone’s opinion
propaganda
german submarines that threatened to attack anyone in what they declared a War Zone
u boat
a British passenger ship that gets torpedoed off of the coast of Ireland by a German U-Boat
Lusitania
a deadlock where no progress is made in a war
Stalemate
The heir to the throne of Austria-hungry who was assassinated on June 28th 1914 by Princip a member of a terrorist group called the Black hand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The emperor of Germany who declared war on Russia on August 1st 1914 in defense of their ally Austria hungry call
Kaiser Wilhelm
plan to go after France first, Russia next, and then Great Britain issued by the general staff of Germany
Schlieffen Plan
A bloody battle in Northeast France from February to December where$150,000 French and German soldiers died
Battle of Verdun
Northern France allies only game about 7 miles
Battle of Somme
Germany promises to one neutral and passenger ships before attacking to keep the US out of World War I
Sussex Pledge
A person who tries to stir up a war
warmonger
Told the Mexican minister to attack the United States if they declared war on Germany and they would return their lost provinces
Zimmerman Telegram
A law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft it was later changed to 18 to 45
Selective Service Act