WWI vocab terms Flashcards
the unique cultural identity of people based on their language, religion, and national symbols -
Nationalism
extending a country’s power over other terrotories
imperalism
France G.B Russia Serbia (later after the war) Italy, Japan, & US
Countries that fought together against the central powers
Allied powers
Germany
Austria Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Countries that fought against the allied powers
Central powers
land that is unoccupied ; it was located between two trenches of opposing sides that is disputed (not sure who gets it) but is wide opened surrounded with barbed wire ((wide opened land))
no mans land
fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire, in WWI
They were miles long
Trench Warfare
military draft
Conscription
process of assembling troops and supplies & making them ready for war
Mobilization
not taking sides or not becoming involved in wars between other nations
Neutral
war based on wearing down the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses, such as WWI
War of attrition
an economic system directed by government agencies
planned economy
truce / agreement to end fighting
Armistice
a payment made to the victor by the vanquished to cover the costs of waar
Reparations
ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
Propaganda
international organization for resolving international disputes.
League of Nations
