Vocab 2/22 Flashcards
Triple Alliance
A military alliance of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy formed in 1882.
Mobilization
The process of assembling troops and supplies for war.
This was considered an act of war.
The Allies
The nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia.
The Central Powers
The Nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary
Militarism
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army, always prepared for war.
Propaganda
Information or material spread to advance a cause of to damage an opponents cause.
Total war
A conflict in which the participating countries devote all of their resources to the war effort.
Chancellor
The leader of the government or the main government minister of some countries.
Trench Warfare
A method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in trenches facing each other.
Western Front
The region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
Eastern front
The region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
Conscription
A military draft compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into armed forces.
Submarine Warfare
Naval warfare involving enemy submarines taking enemy ships.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Use of subs to sink, without warning, ships in enemy waters.
Rationing
Allowing each person to have a fixed amount of a particular commodity.
