Imperialism

Imperialism

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Diplomacy

Negotiation between nations

territory

an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

Yellow Journalism

journalism that is based upon sensationalism and exaggeration.

sensational

amazing, shocking, scandalous

isolation

separation from others; aloneness

alliance

A union of two or more groups

Neutrality

policy of supporting neither side in a war

Allied Powers (WWI)

Britain, France, Russia, later US and Italy

Central Powers of WWI

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Trench Warfare

a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

Armistice

An agreement to stop fighting

Propaganda

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.