Vocab Flashcards
Nationalism
intensely supporting one’s country
Great Britain UK
Declared war on Germany after Germany invaded neutral Belgium
Strongest navy an biggest empire
Austria-Hungary
First country to declare war (on Serbia)
Its strength was its alliance with Germany
Serbia
Smallest neighbor of AH, AH blamed the Serbian gov for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Alliances
When two or more countries create an agreement to support each other
Imperialism
When a country takes over another country by force for its natural resources
Russia
When AH declared war on Serbia, it began mobilizing troops to defend Serbia.
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferninand
One cause of WW1, People saw it as a threat
Mobilization
When a country prepares for war before declaring it
Germany
Promised its Ally AH a black check
France
Germany invaded france as part of its Schlieffen plan
Militarism
When a country focuses on building up ad creating a strong military