WWI TERMS (MIDTERM #2) Flashcards
Cult of the Offensive
A belief in the advantage of using military power offensively
Entente Cordiale
A series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations
Iron and Rye Coalition
A domestic coalition of military and agricultural interests that dominated German politics before World War I
Liberal Nationalism
A form of nineteenth-century nationalism that focused on political ideologies and called for wider participation and the rule of law in both domestic and international politics
Militant and Racist Nationalism
A form of nineteenth-century nationalism that focused on cultural and racial differences and advocated an aggressive, heroic approach to international relations
Socialist Nationalism
A form of nineteenth-century nationalism that sought greater economic equality and social justice, especially in class and colonial relationships
Preemptive War
An attack by one country against another because the second country is preparing to attack the first
Preventive War
A war by one country against another that is not preparing to attack the first country but is growing in power and may attack in the future
Schlieffen Plan
Germany’s mobilization plan that called for an attack on France first, by way of Belgium, followed next by an attack on Russia
Social Darwinism
The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better – military conflicts between states are more probable when the use of force is likely to enhance the material power of the involved state
Triple Alliance
An alliance first formed between Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1879, then joined by Italy in 1882, that accounted for 50 percent of all European wealth in the early twentieth century
Triple Entente
An agreement signed in 1907 in which Great Britain and France expanded the Entente Cordiale to include Russia.
Zollverein
A customs union created by Prussia involving other German states that lowered barriers to trade and ignited rapid industrial development beginning in the 1830
