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History - WW I
Vocabulary Words on WW I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | The glorification of armed strength |
| Alliances | When countries join together to work against a common enemy. |
| Imperialism | Empire building |
| Nationalism | Pride in your nation |
| Propaganda | One sided information |
| The Black Hand | Secret organization of Slavic terrorist. |
| Garvilo Princip | Member of the Black hand who Shot and killed Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia starting a chain of events that lead to WW I |
| Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia | Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary |
| New Weapons on Land in WW I | Tanks Gas and Machine Guns |
| New Weapons in the air during WW I | Planes and Blimps |
| New Weapon in the sea during WW I | Subs or U-boats |
| War Posters | Cheap fast way to get information out during the wars using propaganda. |
| Woodrow Wilson | President during WW I who introduced the 14 points of light and the League of Nations, |
| Reparations | War debt |
| Central Powers | Germany and Austria-Hungary |
| Allied Powers | Britain, France and Russia |
| Total War | When all aspects of society are involved in the war. |
| Armistice | Peace agreement |
| Lenin | Leader of the Russian Revolution with the slogan Land, Peace and Bread. |
| The Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty to end WW I |
| Abdicate | Give up the throne. |
| Aggressor | Some one who makes an unprovoked attacked. |
| No mans land | The area bettween trenches. |
| Annex | To take over. |
| Convoy | Grouping of 40 or 50 ships around the large suply ship to protect it from u-boat attacks. |
| Sarajevo | Capital of Bosnia. |
| Wesrern Front | France |
| Lusitania | Ship sank by German U-boats killing innocent americans and launching us into WW I. |