Chapter 9 Terms

Question 0

Imperialism

Answer 0

The actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations

Question 1

Nationalism

Answer 1

Intense loyalty to one’s nation or group and promotion of its interests above all others

Question 2

Alliance systems

Answer 2

Defense agreements among nations

Question 3

Militarism

Answer 3

A buildup of military strength within a country

Question 4

Balance of power

Answer 4

Distribution of power among nations so that no single nation and can did dominate or interfere with others

Question 5

Triple Entente

Answer 5

Great Britain, France and Russia

Question 6

Triple alliance

Answer 6

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 7

Allied powers

Answer 7

Great Britain, France, and Russia

Question 8

Central Powers

Answer 8

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 9

What is the spark that set the war in motion

Answer 9

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Question 10

Propaganda

Answer 10

Ideas or information designed to influence people

Question 11

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Answer 11

The Germans sunk any ship that entered Great Britain and Frances ports

Question 12

Lusitania

Answer 12

A British passenger liner torpedoed by the German u-boats

Question 13

Zimmerman telegram

Answer 13

A telegram sent by the Germans to Mexico and the US got it

Question 14

Selective Service Act

Answer 14

A military draft, men registered and only some were called to war

Question 15

Autocracy

Answer 15

One person with unlimited power rules over the nation

Question 16

Bolsheviks

Answer 16

Communist group who took over Russia

Question 17

Convoy system

Answer 17

You as a ships surrounded merchants ships so they could get to Europe

Question 18

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 18

Gave Germany Russia man so they could get out of the war

Question 19

American Expeditionary Froce

Answer 19

The American army in Europe

Question 20

Armistice

Answer 20

Agreement to end fighting

Question 21

Self-determination

Answer 21

Process by which a country determines our own statehood it’s own allegiances and government

Question 22

14 points

Answer 22

Wilson’s plan for peace

Question 23

League of Nations

Answer 23

The league would help preserve peace and prevent for future wars

Question 24

Reparations

Answer 24

Payments by a defeated aggressor nation for damages caused by war

Question 25

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 25

Germany had to accept responsibility for the conflict; it had to pay billions in reparations to the allies; Germany had to disarm completely and give up its overseas colonies and some of its territory in Europe

Question 26

EC: what are the three reasons the US became imperialistic

Answer 26

Economic control
Political control
Cultural superiority

Question 27

Machine guns

Answer 27

Attached to wings for dogfights

Question 28

Tanks

Answer 28

Could cross battle lines and fire at enemy at close range, crush barb wire providing an easier route for advancing troops. Allies first used them then the Germans too.

Question 29

Submarines

Answer 29

Germany sunk ships going to Britain and later brought the US into war.

Question 30

Trenches

Answer 30

Germans dug trenches for protection

Question 31

Poison Gas

Answer 31

Germans used against allied troops

Question 32

Airplanes

Answer 32

Used to bomb targets from the sky. Also had Dog fights in the sky.