World War I Vocabulary (SML)

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Natural Resources

Material found in nature and used by people such as minerals, trees, water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels

Ethnic Group

Relating to a group of people with common characteristics and customs

Imperialism

Extending a country’s political power by acquiring foreign lands

Empire

A group of countries or regions controlled by one government

Nationalism

The love of one’s country

Militarism

Using strong armies and threats of war

Alliance

An agreement between two or more parties to cooperate on common interests

Assasination

Murder of a public figure by surprise attack

Weapon

Something that is used for fighting

Technologies

Machines or pieces of equipment that are created by the use of science

Trench

Deep narrow hole in the ground used for protection

Artillery

Large guns that are used to shoot over a great distance

Blockade

To stop supplies from entering a country

Intelligence

Secret information collected about an enemy

Torpedo

A tube-shaped bomb that is fired underwater

Submarine

A ship that can operate underwater

Casualty

A person killed or injured in battle

Mobilize

To assemble military for active service

Engage

To enter into a battle

Reconnaissance

Military observation of a region to locate an enemy

Fortification

Act of building military defences to protect against an attack

Bombardment

A continuous attack with shells or bombs

Neutrality

The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict

Telegram

A message sent by telegraph and delivered in written form

Dictator

A ruler with total control of a country and usually comes to power by force

Monarchy

Form of government in which one person rules, and the authority is inherited

Autocracy

System of government by one person with absolute power

Tsar

Absolute ruler of Russia before 1917

Communist

Someone who supports government ownership of farms and businesses in a country; wealth is redistributed based on individual need

Abdicate

To give up one’s throne

Mutiny

A revolt against authority

Central Powers

The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria during World War I

Treaty

An official agreement between two or more countries

Allied Powers

The alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States during World War I

World War I

European conflict from 1914 to 1918; also know as the Great War and “ The war to end all wars”

League of Nations

Organization of countries that promised to work together to ensure another world war would not occur

Reparations

Money that a country that loses a war must pay because of the damage it caused

Ratify

To make a treaty official by signing it

Russian Revolution

Revolt against the czarist government of Russia in 1917; the communist party led by Vladimir Lenin took control and renamed it the Soviet Union

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty at the end of World War I signed by Germany and the Allied Powers in 1919; Germany was punished severely