WW1 Flashcards
Impeariasm
One country takes control of another country
Nationalism
Pride in ones country
Alliance system
Building relationships for protections of ones interest
Propaganda
Spreading of ideas that help a cause or hurt an opposing cause
U-Boats
Fleet of German submarines
Treaty of Versailles
Final agreement includes the League of Nations
Armistice
Agreement to stop fighting
Draft
Low requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military
Zimmerman telegram
Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico to attack the US and become allies with Germany
Isolation
People who want the country to stay out of foreign affairs
Self-Determination
The right of people to choose there own form of government
Central powers
Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
Allied powers
France, Britain, and Russia (eventually the US)
Lusitania
A British passenger ship torpedoed by the Germany army
Reparations
Payments for the war damages
Neutrality
To stay neutral
League of Nations
An international peace keeping organization formed after WW1
Liberty bonds
Civilian loan of money to the government to support the war effort
14 points
Woodrow Wilsons plan to prevent international problems from causing another war
Pacifists
People opposed to war
Militarism
Policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
