World War 1 Definitions Flashcards
Triple Alliance
A alliance between Germany,Austria-hungary and Italy
Triple Entente
A alliance
France, Russia, Britain
Socialism
Production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Anarchism
The idea that all governments should be abolished
Alliance System
Countries forming a contract where one country has to provide aid to another in times of need
Nationalism
Love for their country
Imperialism
Colonising territory to grow in power
Militarism
Building your army
Pacifist
Peace loving humans who despite violence
Suffragette
A women fight for the right to vote through organised protests
Dogfight
Close combat fight between two aircrafts
Neutral nation
A nation who don’t fight with each other
The Western Front
A 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea where trench warfare was fought between the triple alliance and triple entente.
No Man’s Land
The strip of land between two enemy trenches
Trench
A hole dug in the ground made for trench warfare