WWI Vocabulary Flashcards
opposition to all war
Pacifism
the glorification of war
MIlitarism
a final set of demands
Ultimatum
to prepare military forces for war
Mobilize
a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
stalemate
a policy of supporting neither side in a war
Neutrality
an empty track of area between enemy trenches or lines
“No-man’s land”
large gas-filled balloons
Zeppelins
German submarines used in WWI
U-boats
groups of merchant ships protected by the military
Convoys
when a nation’s entire resources are used to fight the war
Total War
a draft
Conscription
spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage the other side
Propaganda
horrible acts against innocent people
Atrocity
the right of the people to choose their own government
Self-determination
an agreement to end fighting
Armistice
when a disease spreads throughout the entire world
Pandemic after WWI (1918)
payment for war damage
Reparations
all nations agree to act as one to preserve the peace, threat to one country is a threat to all
Collective Security
