ch 29 vocab Flashcards
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
nationalism
Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.
black hand
Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
allied powers
(1915) Failed attempt by the Allies in World War I to take control of the Dardanelles
Gapoli Campaign
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
imperialism
balkans
powderkeg of europe
A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts
Schlieffen Plan
A policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
militarism
Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871, when he became chancellor of Germany. A conservative nationalist, he led Prussia to victory against Austria (1866) and France (1870) and was responsible for the creation of the German Empire (714)
otto von bismarck
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
stalemate
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
triple alliance
Emperor of Germany during World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
(1916) the longest battle of World War I; it ended in stalemate, with both sides suffering hundreds of thousands of casualties
battle of verdun
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
propaganda
`A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
Zimmerman telegram
A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
triple entente
the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war
mobilization
Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI.
Franz Ferdinand
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
trench warefare
A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.
total war
The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand
Princip
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
central powers of WWI
In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
Eastern Front
