Terms To Know

Question 1

War of attrition

Answer 1

A military strategy consisting of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in people and material

Question 2

Armistice

Answer 2

Agreement to stop fighting(11/11/11)

Question 3

Stalemate

Answer 3

Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

Question 4

Reparations

Answer 4

Payments for war damage

Question 5

Total war

Answer 5

All people and resources are devoted to the war effort

Question 6

Alliance

Answer 6

Agreements or promises to defend and help another country

Question 7

Nationalism

Answer 7

Having pride in your country, willing to defend it

Question 8

Imperialism

Answer 8

Trying to build an empire

Question 9

Fourteen points

Answer 9

Peace plan by President Wilson that called for the League of Nations

Question 10

Russian revolution

Answer 10

What ended the Russians involvement in the war

Question 11

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 11

Peace agreement signed between Germany and the Allies

Question 12

Convoys

Answer 12

A group of (merchant) ships/vehicles travelling together, protected by warships and other vehicles

Question 13

Big four

Answer 13

Representatives from Britain, US, France, Italy, who wrote the treaty of Versailles

Question 14

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 14

Germany and Russia sign for peace, Russia leaves war

Question 15

Schlieffen plan

Answer 15

Germany defeats France in 6 weeks, then attacks Russia.(plan fails)

Question 16

No mans land

Answer 16

The stretch of land between the 2 opposing front-line trenches

Question 17

Self-determination

Answer 17

Restored freedom to some lands and creation of other indie lands

Question 18

League of Nations

Answer 18

International assembly of nations: goal to keep peace among nations

Question 19

Militarism

Answer 19

Building up armed forces, getting ready for war

Question 20

Triple Entente

Answer 20

Britain, France, Russia

Question 21

Triple Alliance

Answer 21

German, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Question 22

Lusitania

Answer 22

Sunk-128 Americans dead

Americans turned against Germans

Question 23

Zimmerman telegram

Answer 23

Proposal to Mexico from Germany to attack US. Turned Americans against Germans

Question 24

Wilson

Answer 24

US declares war April 2. 1917 on Germany

Question 25

Conscription

Answer 25

Censorship of the press, the draft

Question 26

Propaganda

Answer 26

Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause

Question 27

Women

Answer 27

Worked in factories for men in battle

Question 28

The Big four PEOPLE

Answer 28

Woodrow Wilson (USA)
George’s Clemenceau (France)
David Lloyd George (Britain)
Vitoria Orlando (Italy)