a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I.

Ruler of Germany who was in relation to the leaders of Britain and Russia who engaged in war with them.

a military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I.

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.

in World War I, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side.

in WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side; also, the group of nations-including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States-that apposed the Axis Powers in World War II

in World War I, the region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.

a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

in World War I, the region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.

American representative in the Big Four whom devised a proposal to achieve long lasting peace after The Great War.

French representative in the Big Four whom devised a proposal to achieve long lasting peace after The Great War.

British representative in the Big Four whom devised a proposal to achieve long lasting peace after The Great War.

a series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.

the freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live.

the peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I.

an international association formed after World War I with the goal of keeping peace among nations.

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.

a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort.

the limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy-often imposed by a governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply.

information of material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause

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The Great War

Chapter 29: The Great War terms and definitions

Question	Answer
militarism	a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always 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 who was in relation to the leaders of Britain and Russia who engaged in war with them.
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	in World War I, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side.
Allies	in WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side; also, the group of nations-including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States-that apposed the Axis Powers in World War II
Western Front	in World War I, the region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
trench warfare	a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Eastern Front	in World War I, the region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
Woodrow Wilson	American representative in the Big Four whom devised a proposal to achieve long lasting peace after The Great War.
Georges Clemenceau	French representative in the Big Four whom devised a proposal to achieve long lasting peace after The Great War.
David Lloyd George	British representative in the Big Four whom devised a proposal to achieve long lasting peace after The Great War.
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 nations.
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 a governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply.
propaganda	information of material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause
armistice	an agreement to stop fighting

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