World History World War 1

Entente

nonbinding agreement to follow common policies

Militarism

glorification of the military

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

U-boat

German submarine

Convoy

group of merchant ships protected by warships

Total War

channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort

Conscription

“the draft,” which required all young men to be ready for military or other service

Contraband

during wartime, military supplies and raw materials needed to make military supplies that may legally be confiscated by any belligerent

Propaganda

spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage a opposing cause

Fourteen Points

list of terms for resolving WWI and future wars outlined by American President Woodrow Wilson in January 1918

Self-determination

right of people to choose their own form of government

Armistice

agreement to end fighting in a war

Pandemic

spread of a disease across a large area, country, continent, or the entire world

Reparation

payment for war damage or damage caused by imprisonment.

Mandate

after World War I, a territory administered by a Western Power