Chapter 19-Vocab

Question 1

nationalism

Answer 1

a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation

Question 2

militarism

Answer 2

the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy

Question 3

Allies

Answer 3

the Triple Entente: France, Britain, Russia

Question 4

Central Powers

Answer 4

the Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (also Ottoman Empire and Italy later left)

Question 5

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 5

heir to the Austrian throne that was assassinated, causing Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia, then Germany declared war on Russia

Question 6

no man’s land

Answer 6

barren expanse of mud and barbed wire and debris between enemy trenches

Question 7

trench warfare

Answer 7

battles fought in trenches for mere yards of ground

Question 8

Lusitania

Answer 8

a British liner holding 128 Americans that was sunk by a German U-boat and turned US public opinion against the Central Powers

Question 9

Zimmermann note

Answer 9

a telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that said if Mexico wanted to fight the USA, Germany would help them

Question 10

Selective Service Act

Answer 10

an act requiring men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service