WW1 Flashcards
Alliances
Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense
Imperialism
Domination by one country of the political, economic or cultural/social life of another country or region
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride and devolution to one country
Ultimatum
Final set of demands
Trench warfare
Time from 1914 to 1918 where soldiers would fight, sleep and eat on trenches. Soldiers from western front would “go over the top” and invade the opposing
Stalemate
Dead lock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
Total war
Channeling of a nations entire resources into a war effort
Propaganda
Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage a opposing cause.
Self-Determination
Right of people to chose their own form of government.
Triple alliance
Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany
Thrilled Entente
France, Britain, Russia
Who dropped out of the Triple Alliance in 1915?
Italy
Central Powers
Germany, Austrian-Hungary, Ottman Empire, Bulgaria
What name was given to the nations fought against Central Powers?
The Allies- Britain, France, Russia, Italy, U.S.
Militarism
Glorification of the military