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WWI Vocabulary
WWI Vocabulary to study for an 8th grade quiz.
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | Pride in one’s nation; many small groups in Europe felt this - was one cause of WWI |
| Militarism | Building up the military forces to prepare for war - one cause of WWI |
| Alliance | A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes; alliances are often formed for defense |
| Entente | An understanding between nations |
| Propaganda | The spreading of ideas or beliefs that help a particular cause and hurt an opposing cause by using half truths using famous people |
| Autocracy | A government in which one person has unlimited power |
| Convoy | A group that travels with something, such as a ship to protect it |
| Front | A region where warfare is taking place |
| Armistice** | An agreement to stop fighting; WWI November 11, 1918 |
| Mobilization | Gathering resources and preparing for war |
| Trench warfare | The type of fighting in WWI in which both sides dug trenches, which were protected by mines and barbed wire - “no man’s land” was in the middle |
| Socialist | A person who believes that industry should be publicly owned by the government than by private individuals |
| Pacifist | Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| Espionage | Another word for spying |
| Sabotage | Secret action by enemy agents or sympathizers to damage a nation’s war effort |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace after WWI, which included the creation of the League of Nations |
| League of Nations | International organization formed after WWI as part of the Treaty of Versailles to promote world peace. The US Senate refused to allow the US to join |
| Reparations | Payment by the losing country in a war to the winner for the damages caused by the war |
| Bolshevik Revolution | Led by V.I. Lenin, caused Russia to withdraw from WWI and ultimately become Communist |
| Communism | A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people |
| Isolation | A foreign policy of having little to do with foreign nations – Americans thought this was the best policy in the 1800s and after WWI |
| Self Determination | The right of national groups to own their own territories and have their own forms of government without interference & control by stronger nations |
| Use of Submarines and Airplanes in WWI | These weapons were new and the technology was tested, perfected, and deadly |
| US Foreign Policy after WWI | 1. Senate voted not to accept the Versailles Treaty; 2. US not in the League of Nations; 3. Many Americans feared communism; 4. wanted to remain isolationist |
| Outcome of the Treaty of Versailles | 1. Germany takes full blame for the war; 2. Germany had to disarm completely; 3. Germany had to pay huge reparations; 4. Germany lost its colonies |
| "Lafayette, We are here." | Charles E. Stanton |
| "A war to end all wars." | Woodrow Wilson |
| " We will make the world safe for democracy." | Woodrow Wilson |
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