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Test1 WW1
WW1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria. |
| Allied Powers | Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, United States. |
| Trenches | a long, narrow ditch. |
| Submarines | a warship with a streamlined hull designed to operate completely submerged in the sea for long periods, equipped with an internal store of air and a periscope and typically armed with torpedoes and/or missiles. |
| Propaganda | Propaganda is a form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of the community toward some cause or position by presenting only one side of an argument. |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed in 1918 between the Russian and the Central Powers. |
| Nationalism | Sense of pride or loyalty to a nation. |
| Militarism | The glorification of keeping a strong amred forces. |
| Imperalism | THe policy of establishing economic, political, and military dominance over weaker nations in order to build an empire; |
| Alliance | Unions made between nations, states, or individuals. |
| Fourteen Points | Fourteen points was a speech by President Wilson in 1918 to have peace in Europe. |
| Zimmerman Note | The Zimmermann Telegram was a 1917 proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join the Central Powers, in the event of the United States entering World War I on the side of the allied Powers. |
| The Sussex Pledge | The Sussex pledge was a pledge from Germany to the United States. The pledge said that Germany would not sink any merchant ships with out a warning or without saving human lives. |
| U-Boat | A German submarine used in World War 1. |
| Treaty of Versailles | The 1919 treaty that would end World War 1. |