MT 9 - World War I (terms)

Question 1

militarism

Answer 1

a country’s build up of military strength

Question 2

imperialism

Answer 2

extension of a nation’s power over other lands (colonization)

Question 3

nationalism

Answer 3

a group of people with a common language, religion, or history to unite into a nation-state

Question 4

abdicated

Answer 4

to give up the throne (royalty)

Question 5

Triple Entente

Answer 5

Great Britain, France, & Russia’s union in 1907

Question 6

Triple Alliance

Answer 6

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy’s union in 1882

Question 7

Allied Powers

Answer 7

Great Britain, France, Russia, & the United States

Question 8

Central Powers

Answer 8

Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire

Question 9

Black Hand

Answer 9

Serbian terrorist group wanting to create a nation separate from Austria-Hungary

Question 10

Lusitania

Answer 10

British passenger liner sunk by German submarine May 7th, 1915

Question 11

Bolsheviks

Answer 11

Russian Social Democratic Party, and took power over Russia in October 1917

Question 12

Treaty of Brest-Litvosk

Answer 12

treaty to end Russia’s involvement in WWI with Germany

Question 13

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 13

Germany’s plan to fight two front war: first invade and defeat France quickly, then mobilize to Russia

Question 14

unrestricted submarine warfare

Answer 14

to sink any boat that enters enemy water

Question 15

“Blank Check”

Answer 15

Germany’s full financial and military support of Austria-Hungary in World War I

Question 16

armistice

Answer 16

agreement to stop fighting; truce

Question 17

reparations

Answer 17

repaying war damages or costs

Question 18

Fourteen Points

Answer 18

Wilson’s peace proposal after WWI - open discussions, less armaments, self-determination