WW1 vocab Flashcards
The love and glorification of the military and of war
Militarism
The domination of one country economically, socially, and/or politically by another country
Imperialism
One sided pamphlets, posters, newspapers designed to keep up morale and support for the war
Propaganda
An association formed for mutual benefit between countries
Alliances
Pride and devotion to your nation and culture
Nationalism
Digging parallel trenches to protect from enemy fires
Trench Warfare
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting
Armistice
Germans ruling the seas with submarines and threatening to sink any ships in British waters
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia
Triple Entante
The alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, The Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
A general association of countries that would meet to talk about problems and hopefully stop them before they led to war
League of Nations
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan
Allied Powers
Germany fighting a 2 front war; defeating France and then marching east and attacking Russia
Schlieffen Plan
A telegram sent from Germany to Mexico saying they’d help them get back the land they lost from the U.S. if they became their ally
Zimmerman Note