World War 1 Flashcards
The world war 1 a another name
The Great War
Rise of nationalism
Deep devotion to ones country - greats a desire for self rule
Imperialism
Colonial conquest created rivalries between nations for power
Militarism
Glorification of war created an “arms race” or a military build up of forces and weapons
The alliance system
Military allies -created a world conflict out of a minor incident
The purpose of the alliance system had been
Created a “balance of power” throughout Europe they believed this would help prevent war
Armistice
Agreement to stop fighting is signed-veterans day
U-boat
Unterwasser
Triple entente
Made up of Great Britain France and Russia
Powder key
Of Europe- ready to explode was the Balkan Peninsula
Huns
Name for the soldiers for the German
Doughboys
Name for the soldiers for the American
Limeys
British sailor
Frogs
Name for the French soldiers
Nationalist movement
Was created to bring independence to the region
Pan slavism
Goal was to create a Slavic (country)