1. WWI Vocabulary

2. WW1 Vocabulary
Militarism – fascination with the glory of war and building up a nation’s military
Alliances – agreements among competing groups of nations to help each other if war broke out
Balkan Peninsula – region in southeastern Europe with many competing nationalist groups.
Mobilization – the assembly and movement of troops
Triple Entente – an alliance between Britain, France, and Russia
Central Powers – an alliance during WW1 consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

3. WW1 Vocabulary
Allied Powers – an alliance during WW1 consisting of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States.
Trench warfare – soldiers fought in trenches
Bolsheviks – a radical socialist group in Russia, led by Vladimir Lenin, who overthrows the government.
Armistice – a ceasefire in the fighting.
Treaty of Versailles – the peace treaty to end WW1, signed by the Big Four (U.S., British, French, and the Italians).
Fourteen Points – President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace after WW1.
League of Nations – an international peacekeeping organization, formed in hopes of prevent future wars.

4. Balfour Declaration – Great Britain promises the Jews a homeland in Palestine (ancient Israel).
Reparations – payments for the cost of war.