WORLD WAR ONE TERMS YAYY Flashcards
zeppelins are freaking cool
entente
A non binding agreement between two countries (a group of states in an informal alliance.)
Militarism
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Alsace and Lorraine
a historical region and a former territory of the German Empire, located in modern day France.
Ultimatum
a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.
Mobilize
to organize or prepare something, such as a group of people, for a purpose
Neutrality
the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality
Stalemate
a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.
Zeppelin
a large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework. Zeppelins were used during World War I for reconnaissance and bombing, and after the war as passenger transports until the 1930s.
U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
Convoy
a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.
Dardanelles
British and French forces launched an ill-fated naval attack on Turkish forces in the Dardanelles in northwestern Turkey
T.E. Lawrence
a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
total war
a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
Conscription
a law that says if you are able to fight, you have to fight. (Also called a draft)
Contraband
goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
Lusitania
a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England
Propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Atrocity
an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
Fourteen Points
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
Self-determination
a group of people with similar political ambitions—can seek to create its own independent government or state.
Armistice
the ceasefire that ended hostilities between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918. (THE TREATY TO END WW1)
Pandemic
an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus
Reparations
a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries
Radicals
very different from the usual or traditional
collective security
system by which states have attempted to prevent or stop wars.
Mandate
an authorization granted by the League of Nations to a member nation to govern a former German or Turkish colony
Proletariat
the social class of wage-earners, those members of a society whose only possession of significant economic value is their labor power
Soviet
THE RUSSIANS!!! WHATTTT
Cheka
the secret police of the Bolsheviks in the early period of the Soviet Union.
World war 1 began innnnnnn……
1914
United states entered the war in…
1917
The power to declare war is held by the…
Congress
He made repeated efforts between 1914 - 1917 to keep the United States out of war
WILSON!!!
President of the US during the world war was…
Woodrow Wilson
world war one was fought between the…
Allies and Central power
