World War I Vocabulary 40 terms Part 1 – packet terms 1 – 20 Part 2 – packet terms
Part I
Glorification of the military One of the “M.A.I.N.” causes of WW I.
Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense One of the “M.A.I.N.” causes of WW I
Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region One of the “M.A.I.N.” causes of World War I
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country One of the “M.A.I.N.” causes of WW I Can be healthy… Can be dangerous… Goes hand-in- hand with imperialism
definition An alliance between Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy in the late 1800s. map
an alliance between France, Russia, and Great Britain in the late 1800s.
Opposition to all war
To murder by sudden or secret attack usually for impersonal reasons
A sovereign prince A prince of the imperial family of Austria
A sovereign prince A prince of the imperial family of Austria
Final set of demands!
Prepare military forces for war
Provinces on the border of Germany and France Lost by France to Germany in 1871 Regained by France after WW I
Policy of supporting neither side in a war
During WW I, the deadlocked region in northern France where German and Allied armies faced off.
a form of combat in which soldiers dug trenches, or deep ditches, to seek protection from enemy fire and to defend their positions.
Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.
new weapon of war first used in 1915 by Germany followed by the Allies blinded or choked its victims or caused agonizing burns and blisters could be fatal was one of the most dreaded hazards of war.
Weapon used during WW I A device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure
German submarine Nicknamed from the German word for submarine, Unterseeboot
Part II – terms
Definition Large gas-filled balloon; in 1915, Germans used these to bomb the English coast Image
Channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort
Horrible act committed against innocent people
During wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may legally be confiscated by any belligerent.
British liner torpedoed by a German submarine in May 1915
A telegram sent to a German official in Mexico prior to U.S. entrance into World War I Proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico
“the draft” Required all young men to be ready for military or other service
Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause
Right of people to choose their own form of government
aka Russian Revolution Brought the communists to power and resulted in Russia’s withdrawal from WW I Led by Lenin who said, “We shall now occupy ourselves in Russia in building up a proletarian socialist state.”
Economic and political system in which government owns the means of production and controls economic planning.
Description 1856 – 1924 Former Governor of New Jersey 28 th President of the United States Proposed the League of Nations after WW I as part of his Fourteen Points Picture
Agreement to end fighting in a war
1919 Treaty ending WW I Required Germany to pay huge war reparations Established the League of Nations Ending The Great War AND changing the face of Europe!
Payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment
An international body of nations formed after WW I to prevent future wars
System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all
Spread of a disease across a large area, country, continent, or the entire world. The human and material costs of “The Great War” were staggering. Millions of soldiers were dead, and even more wounded. The devastation was made even worse in 1918 by a deadly ______________ of influenza. In just a few months, the flu killed more than 20 million people worldwide!
There will be two matching vocab quizzes on these terms. The first will cover the first 20 terms with the second assessing those remaining. Plus, these key terms will be featured on the WW I test as well!