The Great War Vocabulary

Flashcards about The Great War. Focus on vocabulary

Entente

A non-binding agreement.

Militarism

The glorification of the use of the military.

Alsace-Lorraine

The northern region of Europe between France and Germany.

Ultimatum

Final set of demands.

Mobilize

Prepare military forces for war.

Neutrality

Policy of supporting neither side in a war.

Stalemate

Deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.

Zeppelin

Large gas-filled balloon.

U-boat

German submarine.

Convoy

Group of merchant ships protected by warships.

Dardanelles

Vital strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey.

Total war

Channeling a nation’s entire resources into a war effort.

Conscription

Military draft.

Contraband

Military supplies or raw materials that are legally confiscated.

Lusitania

British liner torpedoed by a German submarine in May 1915.

Propaganda

Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause.

Atrocity

Horrible act committed against innocent people.

Fourteen Points

Wilson’s plan to peacefully end the war.

Self determination

Right for people to choose their own government.

Armistice

Agreement to end fighting in a war.

Pandemic

Spread of disease across a large area, country, continent, or entire world.

Reparation

Payment for war damage or damage caused by imprisonment.

Radical

Extremist, wants extreme changes to happen.

Collective security

System in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.

Mandate

After WWI, a territory administered by a Western power.