world war 1 vocab (sections 1-2)

zeppelin

german airship (blimp)

stalemate

no one’s winning

u-boat

german submarine

convoy

group of merchant ships protected by warships

dardanelles

waterway that connects the black sea to the mediterranean

te lawrence

british officer who helped lead arab revolts against ottoman empire

over the top

when soldiers climb out of the trenches to cross no man’s land

no mans land

empty land with barbed wire and where u can easily get killed

schlieffen plan

germany’s military strategy

panslavism

movement to unite all slavic people

neutrality

not taking sides

mobilize

prepare for war

ultimatum

final set of demands

alsace and lorraine

border regions between france and germany

militarism

belief in building strong armed forces

entente

friendly agreement

black hand

serbian terrorist group

gavrilo princip

serbian nationalist

francis ferdinand

heir to the throne of austria hungary and got assasinated

june 28th 1914

start of conflict world war (date of death francis ferdinand)

triple alliance

germany,austria-hungary,italy

triple entente

france,russia,great britain

lucitania

fancy ship that got taken down by german u-boat