1. WWI “The Great War” Vocabulary

2. To give official approval to.
1. Ratify
To give official approval to.

3. 2. Stalemate
A situation during a conflict in which both sides are equally powerful and neither one will give in. X

4. 3. Alliance
A close association of nations formed to advance common interests or causes.

5. 4. Zimmerman Telegram
A coded message intercepted by the British; the intended purpose was for the Germans to engage Mexico in war with the U.S.

6. Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others.
5. Nationalism
Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others.

7. A buildup of military strength within a country.
6. Militarism
A buildup of military strength within a country.

8. Taking no sides in a conflict.
7. Neutral
Taking no sides in a conflict.

9. A temporary peace agreement to end fighting (a cease-fire).
8. Armistice
A temporary peace agreement to end fighting (a cease-fire).

10. 9. Lusitania
British passenger ship that was sunk off the coast of Great Britain killing several Americans.

11. A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.
10. Isolationism
A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.

12. 11. Reparation
Payment by the losing country in a war to the winner for the damages caused by the war.

13. 12. Treaty of Versailles
A peace agreement among 21 of the nations who had fought in WWI; signed in Versailles, France.

14. 13. Allied Powers Group of nations made up primarily of:
British Empire
France
Russia
Serbia
Belgium
United States

15. 14. Central Powers Group of nations made up primarily of:
German Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire

16. 15. League of Nations
An association of nations to preserve peace and resolve international disputes proposed in Wilson’s 14 points.

17. 16. Wilson’s 14 Points
Created at the end of WWI, Woodrow Wilson’s list of ideas for preventing world wars in the future.

18. 17. Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States during WWI; he created the League of Nations.

19. The order in which nations joined WWI