WWI Flashcards
German Submarines
U-Boats
Area, usually a former colony, to be administered by the government of another nation
Mandate
German for emperor
Kaiser
What is NOT a reason that the alliance systems caused the WWI to spread?
France declared war on Germany after Austria-Hungary and Germany declared war on Russia
Agreement to stop fighting
Armstice
Secret society of Serbian nationalists opposed to Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Black hand
Brutal crimes of war, often said to have been committed against defenseless civilians
Atrocities
Defensive alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia prior to WWI
Triple Entente
Ideas, facts, or rumors spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage another’s cause
Propaganda
Defensive alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy prior to WWI
Triple alliance
Refusal to trade with an offending nation
Embargo
War materials supplied by a neutral nation to a belligerent
Contraband
A final proposition, condition, or demand one whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a resort to force
Ultimatum
Nations involved in a war
Belligerents
Condition in which a nation’s forces or resources are organized for war
Mobilized