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Ch. 16 World War I
Key terms and People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | Reliance on military strength |
| Alliance | The act of allying or being allied |
| Imperialism | The extension of a nation's power over the lands |
| Nationalism | The unique culture identity of a people based on common language, religion and national symbols |
| Conscription | Military draft |
| Mobilization | The process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war |
| Total War | A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people affecting lives of all citizens |
| War of Attrition | A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses, such as WWI |
| No-Man's Land | An area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established |
| Armistice | A truce of agreement to end fighting |
| Self-determination | Determination by oneself or itself, without outside influences |
| Reparations | Payments made to the victors by the vanquished to cover the costs of a war |
| Planned Economoy | On economic systems directed by government agencies |
| Ultimatum | A final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force |
| Tranch Warfare | Fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire, as in WWI |
| Mandate | A nation governed by another nation on behalf of the League of Nations |
| Communism | A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. |
| Propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause |
| U-boat | A submarine of the German navy.[Translation of German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot : unter, under] |
| Stalemate | A condition that exists when neither of two opposing sides is able to make significant gains |
| Treaty of Versailles | The treaty that officially ended WWI. The treaty was far more punitive toward Germany; it required Germany to give up land and much of its army and navy and to pay extensive reparations for damages to civilians in the war. |
| Fourteen Points | Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after WWI. |
| Democracy | "The rule of many," government by the pople, either directly or through their elected representatives. |
| Authoritarian | Favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom |
| Triple Alliance | The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. |
| Triple Entente | The alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia. |
| Central Powers | (in World War I) Germany and Austria-Hungary, often with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria, as opposed to the Allies. |
| Allied Powers | (in World War I) Great Britain, France, and Russian opposed to the Central powers |
| Archduke Ferdinand | His assassination sparked WWI. Ferdinand was first in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne |
| V.I. Lenin | He was a driving force behind the Russian Revolution of 1917 and became the first great dictator of the Soviet Union. |
| Bolsheviks | A member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic party, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. |
| Soviets | Russian council composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers |
| Czar Nicholas II | The last Russian Emperor |
| Woodrow Wilson | President of the United States during WWI. He wrote the fourteen points. |
| Georges Clemenceau | He served as the prime minister of France. For nearly the final year of World War I he led France, and was one of the major voices behind the Treaty of Versailles |
| Leagu of Nations | An international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles |
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Mr.Doty
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