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World War I

Vocabulary GCA WHII

TermDefinitionTime Period
World War I The Great War World War I
1914 – 1918 the time period of WWI World War I
“The Great War” another name for WWI World War I
M – A – I – N Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism World War I
militarism when one country builds up its military World War I
alliances countries that have joined together to help each other incase of attack World War I
imperialism the making of an empire, made up of many nations and areas controlled by a central government World War I
nationalism pride for ones country World War I
Triple Alliance Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy World War I
Triple Entente Great Britain, France, and Russia World War I
Central Powers Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy World War I
Allies england, france, russia, serbia, italy, and the u.s.a. World War I
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria the Axis countries World War I
England, France, Russia, Serbia, Italy, USA the Allies countries World War I
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand event that started world war 1 World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm II the ruler of germany during world war 1 World War I
Western Front the front bordering france, belgum, and the netherlands World War I
Eastern Front the front bordering russia World War I
trench warfare fighting based in long irregular ditches World War I
stalemate where neither side is winning or losing World War I
war of attrition waiting for one side to run out of resources World War I
communism an ecinomic system with no private ownership and distribution of goods by the state World War I
neutral counties not participating in the war World War I
Woodrow Wilson president of the U.S. during world war 1 World War I
Lusitania the U.S. ship sunk by a german U-boat, bringing the americans into the war World War I
propaganda a systematic effort to persuade people to support an opinion or course of action World War I
armistice a peace treaty; ceasefire World War I
tanks large, metal machines made to replace traditional horse cavalry World War I
zeppelins very large german made balloons World War I
U-boats german submarines World War I
Treaty of Versailles a treaty between the allies and the axis that ended world war 1 World War I
Fourteen Points peace objectives proposed by Woodrow Wilson World War I
reparations repayments germany had to pay because of the damages caused by the war World War I
demilitarize to make a certain countries military smaller World War I
War Guilt Clause it put the blame on germany for the war World War I
League of Nations an organization that was meant to keep peace in europe, but had no way of enforcing its decisions World War I
R – A – W reparations, land, and weapons World War I
colonies people living under control of, but apart from, a ruling country World War I
empires a group of unconnected states or people under one ruler World War I
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