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WWI
World War One Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Zeppelin | German hot air balloon |
U-boat | German submarine |
Stalemate | a deadlock in which neither side can achieve victory |
Neutrality | the policy of supporting neither side |
Nationalism | Pride in one's country |
Imperialism | When a larger country dominates a weaker one |
Militarism | The build up of one's armed forces |
Alliances | a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. |
Dardanelles | a vital strait connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas |
propaganda | information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution or nation, |
atrocities | horrible acts |
self-determination | the right of people to choose their form of government |
armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
Treaty of Versailles | Very harsh on Germany |
No mans land | Area between trenches |
Fourteen Points | President Wilson Plan for after WWI |
Lusitania | the boat German Uboat sank bringing the US into WWI |
reparations | monies paid by German after the war |