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World History
"World War I" Topic 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Entente | A friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or nations |
| Militarism | The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests |
| Mobilize | A nation preparing and organizing (troops) for active service |
| Neutrality | The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality: |
| Triple Alliance | Military alliance among Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy and was later referred to as the "Central Powers" |
| Triple Entente | Alliance linking Russia, France, and Great Britain. Also referred to as the "Allied Powers" |
| Francis Ferdinand | The archduke of Austria and heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne until his assassination in 1914 |
| Gavrilo Princip | Member of the black hand who assassinated Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sofia |
| Black Hand | A secret military and Serbian nationalist society |
| Nationalism | Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts towards ones country |
| Stalemate | A situation where two sides are evenly matched and neither is able to advance or gain the advantage over the other |
| U-Boats | Military submarine developed and operated by the Germans in WWI |
| Trench Warfare | form of military strategy using occupied fighting lines, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery |
| Convoys | A naval escort for the protection of a ship from the attack of a submarine |
| Total War | A war that may include any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure |
| Woodrow Wilson | 28th President of the United States and leader of American during WWI. Put together a document called the fourteen points which outlined how to proceed with making peace after WWI. |
| Unrestricted Submarine Warfare | Type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning |
| Zimmerman Note | 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire offering a military alliance with Mexico |
| Self-Determination | the process in which a country has the ability to determine its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government |
| Armistice | An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce |
| Western Front | Military zone that formed to the west of Germany during World War I; major battleground for both the Allied and Central Powers |
| Paris Peace Conference | The meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers |
| Reparations | Payments for damages that happened as a result of war |
| League of Nations | International organization created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. |
| Treaty of Versailles | One of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. |
| Fourteen Points | Plan put together by President Woodrow Wilson where he declared that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and called for postwar peace in Europe |
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Mr. Peirce
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