The Great War WW1 Flashcards

Flashcards about The Great War WW1

Militarism

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

Triple Alliance

Military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding WW1.

Kaiser Wilhelm 2

Ruler of Germany during WW1.

Triple Entente

Military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding WW1.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's military plan at the outbreak of WW1, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia.

Central Powers

In WW1, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side.

Allies

In WW1, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with other nations that fought on their side.

Western Front

In WW1, the region of northern France where the Allies and Central Powers battled each other.

Eastern Front

The region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.

Trench Warfare

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

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

The use of submarines to sink other ships without warning, including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners found in enemy 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 governments during war when goods are in short supply.

Propaganda

Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause.

Armistice

An agreement to stop fighting.

Woodrow Wilson

Believed in a fair and lasting peace based on his Fourteen Points and the creation of the League of Nations.

Georges Clemenceau

Sought harsh penalties for Germany to ensure French security and prevent future invasions.

David Lloyd George

Aimed to balance punishing Germany with maintaining stability and protecting British interests.

Fourteen Points

A series of proposals in which US President Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after WW1.

Self-determination

The freedom of 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 at the end of WW1.

League of Nations

International association formed after WW1 with the goal of keeping peace among nations.

Mobilization

The act of preparing and organizing troops and resources for war.

Reparation

Payments made by a defeated country after a war to compensate for damages caused.

Mandate

A territory administered by a foreign power on behalf of the League of Nations after World War I.

War Communism

The economic and political system in Soviet Russia during the civil war (1918–1921), where the government controlled industries and requisitioned goods to support the Red Army.

Abdicate

To formally give up power or the throne.

Soviet

A workers' or soldiers' council that helped govern Russia during and after the 1917 Revolution.

Planned Economies

Economic systems where the government controls production, distribution, and prices instead of relying on free markets.

War of Attrition

A military strategy where each side tries to wear down the other by continuously inflicting losses.