World War I vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 militarism | Britain, France, and Germany had the belief that they should have and use a large army |
| alliance | European countries pledged to fight if their allies were attacked |
| imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. |
| nationalism | Europeans were proud of their countries and wanted to prove they were the best |
| stalemate | Neither side in the war is able to win an advantage |
| assassinate | To murder a public person |
| total war | A war in which all of a country's weapons and resources are used |
| casualty | Someone injured or killed in battle or an accident |
| neutral | One who does not side with any party in a war or dispute |
| propaganda | Information that is spread to favorably influence the attitudes of a community for a cause or position. Does not include all of the facts. |
| trench warfare | Type of fighting in which both sides dig trenches |
| no man's land | A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies |
| Treaty of Versailles | The formal agreement in 1919 that ended WWI |
| Woodrow Wilson | President of the United States, elected in 1912; he developed the Fourteen Points. |
| Archduke Francis Ferdinand | Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, he was assassinated on June 28, 1914 |
| Gavrilo Princip | The assassin of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand; a member of the Black Hand |
| The Black Hand | A Serbian terrorist organization |
| Lusitania | A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915; 2,000 passengers died |
| Zimmermann Telegram | A telegram Germany sent to Mexico to convince them to attack the U.S. In exchange, if the Central Powers won, Mexico could regain territory it lost to the U.S. during the 1846 Mexican War. |
| U-boat | WWI German submarine |
| colonial rivalries | Germany was envious of the many oversees colonies of Britain and France |
| armistice | On November 11, 1918 Germany asked for an end to the fighting |
| reparations | Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars to France and Belgium for damage caused by the war |
| Gavrilo Princip | The Serbian who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand |
| blockade | The blocking off of a city or port by enemy ships or other forces |
| General "Black Jack" Pershing | World War I American general who led U.S. forces successfully against the German Army |
| Marie Curie | Polish-born scientist who earned two Nobel Prizes for her work with radioactive materials. She developed mobile x-rays ambulances, called "Petite Curies", which helped injured Allied soldiers at the Front. |
| 369th Infantry Regiment | An African American unit, known as the Harlem Hell Fighters, fought with the French at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood, spending 191 days in combat, longer than any other American unit. |
| Fourteen Points | American goals in the war; they called for small military forces, an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, changes in national boundaries and a League of Nations |
| League of Nations | Woodrow Wilson's 14th Point; it called for the creation of an international organization to settle disputes and keep the peace |
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