WWi Flashcards
Militarism –
a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war.
Conscription
Mobilization
Archduke Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Czar Nicholas II
Triple Alliance
- an association of the city-states of Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, which led to the formation of the Aztec Empire. 2. a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I.
Kaiser Wilhelm II –
last German emperor (kaiser) and king of Prussia; known for his militaristic outlook and often blamed for the outbreak of World War I, he was forced to abdicate in late 1918.
Triple Entente –
a military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
Central Powers –
in World War I, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side.
Allies
in World War I, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side; also, the group of nations—including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States—that opposed the Axis Powers in World War II.
Western Front –
in World War I, the region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
Schlieffen Plan –
Germany’s military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia.
Trench Warfare –
Eastern Front –