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World War I Vocab

Chapter 29 Vocab (World War I)

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Militarism The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war.
Triple Alliance A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years preceding World War I.
Kaiser Wilhelm II Ruler of Germany, and he did not wish to share his power with anyone.
Triple Entente A military alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
Schlieffen Plan Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move East to attack Russia.
Central Powers The nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side.
Allies The nations of Great Britain, France and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side.
Western Front The region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled eachother.
Trench Warfare A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Eastern Front The region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare The use of submarines to sink without warning any ship (including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in an enemy's waters.
Total War A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort.
Rationing The limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy-often imposed by governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply.
Propaganda Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponents cause.
Armistice An agreement to stop fighting
Woodrow Wilson Leader of the United States
George Clemenceau Leader of France
David Lloyd George Leader of Great Britain
Fourteen Points A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I
Self-Determination The freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live.
Treaty of Versailles The peace treaty signed by Germany and the allied powers after World War I.
League of Nations An international association formed after World War I with the goal of keeping peace among the nations.
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