WW1 Flashcards
Mobilization
assembling military troops and weapons for war
Gavrillo Princip
assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
assassination led to Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia
Militarism
belief that a country should have a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote its interests
Arms Race
increase size and quality of military resources to gain political power over another country
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Ended during the war
Triple Entente
association between Great Britain, France, and Russia
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers
Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union
Trench Warfare
fight from tunnels dug in the ground in order to defend and attack
Stalemate
a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible
Victory Gardens
provided American citizens an opportunity to assist with the war effort, encouraged to produce their own food
Propaganda
biased information used to promote political cause or point of view
Armistice
truce; made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time
Sussex Pledge
germans would not sink passenger ships without warning during ww1
Woodrow Wilson
28th president; changed the nation’s economic policies and led the United States into World War I in 1917
Censorship
the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are “offensive towards the government