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WW1 Vocab
Middle School WW1 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Alliance | Group formed for mutual benefit |
Central Powers | An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. |
Trench warfare | Form of warfare where both sides occupy fortified fighting lines mostly made up of trenches where troops were sheltered from enemy’s gunfire |
neutrality | Not taking sides in a conflict or nonparticipation in war |
armistice | Agreement made by both sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; truce |
Fourteen Points | Speech delivered by US president Woodrow Wilson to Congress to assure the US that World War I was being fought for moral cause and for peace in Europe |
Treaty of Versailles | Peace treaty at end of WWI; ended war b/w Germany and Allies; required Germany to accept responsibility for causing to the war and forced them to pay reparations to the Allied powers |
League of Nations | First international security organization whose mission was to maintain world peace |
Propaganda | ideas and facts that were used to further spread a particular political cause or ideology |
Dictator | A person who has complete and total control over a country |
Totalitarianism | A form of government in which a single party has total control over the country and every aspect of people's lives. |
Militarism | The glorification of the military and one of the main causes of war. |
Triple Alliance | An alliance made up of Germany, AustriaHungary and Italy during World War I. Italy pulled out and joined the Triple Entente in 1915. |
Triple Entente | An alliance made of Great Britain, France and Russia during World War I |