WWI and Russian Revolution Quiz Vocab

Militarism

the love and glorification of the military and of war

Imperialism

the domination of one country economically, socially, and/or politically by another country (global bullying)

Propaganda

One sided pamphlets, posters, newspapers designed to keep up morale and support for the war

Alliances

Nations with shared common interests who support each other, especially during wartime

Nationalism

Pride and devotion to your country and culture.

Trench warfare

Main method of fighting in WWI. Trenches/ditches.

Armistice

Agreement to stop fighting/truce

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Germans were ruling the seas with submarines and in January of 1917 they announced that they would sink any ship in British waters.

Triple Entante

Great Britain, France and Russia

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Central Powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria

League of Nations

a general association of countries that would meet to talk about problems and hopefully stop them before they led to war

Allied Powers

France, GB, Russia, Italy, and Japan

Schlieffen Plan

a plan for Germany to be able to fight a successful 2 front war. It called for attacking and defeating France then quickly marching east and attacking Russia

Zimmerman Note

telegram stating that Germany would help Mexico 'reconquer' the land it had lost to the U.S. if Mexico would ally with Germany. Mexico declines and passes the note on to the U.S.

Total War

The governments involved dedicated all of their resources to the war effort, including taking over the economy, making factories produce war material, and ordering every able-bodied person to work. This includes women

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty that ended WWI with the War Guilt clause for Germany being blamed for the war, paying war reparations, demilitarizing, and giving back land taken during the War.