World War l Vocab

Question 1

Alliance

Answer 1

A collection of nations who join for their mutual protection and benefit.

Question 2

Allied Powers (Triple Entente)

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Great Britain, France, and Russia. Eventually the United States.

Question 3

Armistice

Answer 3

Also known as a ceasefire. It is a temporary stop in fighting, usually until a peace treaty can be signed.

Question 4

Assassination

Answer 4

The act of killing someone for a political purpose.

Question 5

Central Powers (Triple Alliance)

Answer 5

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

Question 6

Chemical Warfare

Answer 6

Using chemical compounds in war to injure or kill people

Question 7

Draft

Answer 7

Also known as Selective Service, it is the orderly selection of people (usually men) for required military service.

Question 8

Front

Answer 8

The area where the fighting happens in a war.

Question 9

Imperialism

Answer 9

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through force

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

The first international organization set up to maintain world peace was the League of Nations. It was created as a part of the Treaty of Versailles.

Question 11

Liberty Bonds

Answer 11

The result of a law passed by Congress that allowed the government to petition to help pay for the war.

Question 12

Militarism

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The building up of a nation’s military.

Question 13

Nationalism

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Having pride or patriotic feelings for one’s nation.

Question 14

No Man’s Land

Answer 14

The area between the trenches where many soldiers were killed

Question 15

Propaganda

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A form of communication to distribute information. The information is designed to make people feel a certain way or to believe a certain thing. The information is often political.

Question 16

Selective Service Act

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Also known as the draft. The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service.

Question 17

Stalemate

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When neither side is gaining land or an advantage

Question 18

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 18

SIgned on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War One. The Treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, and give up territory.

Question 19

Trench Warfare

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A form of fighting in which opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from systems of trenches dug into the ground.

Question 20

U-Boat

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A military submarine by Germany

Question 21

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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A German naval practice during World War l. German U-Boats would attack any ship from Allied or Neutral countries (passenger, merchant, or military)

Question 22

Victory Gradens

Answer 22

A wartime vegetable garden developed to increase food production especially by home gardeners.

Question 23

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 23

A telegarm sent to Mexico form Germany on January 1, 1917. It was what made America enter World War l.