The First World War (1914-1918)

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, entities, and events surrounding the causes and timeline of the First World War.

First World War

A global conflict breaking out in 1914 fought on land, in the air, on the sea, and under it, using methods of destruction such as tanks, submarines, gunfire, and bombardments, and spreading from Europe to Asia and Africa.

Intense Nationalism

An important cause of the First World War, also called competitive patriotism, involving intense patriotic devotion to one's country and rivalries among powers.

Competitive Patriotism

Another term for intense nationalism, describing aggressive national rivalry and pride that served as a main cause of the First World War.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

The Emperor of Germany who sought to establish a vast German Empire, proclaiming that Germany was going to be the leader of the world, have a place in the Sun, and spread German Kultur.

Kultur

The German word for culture, which Kaiser Wilhelm II proclaimed it was Germany's mission to spread throughout the world.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

A peace treaty signed in March 1918 during the course of the First World War.

Armistice Day

The day marking the cessation of hostilities in the First World War, observed on 11 November, 1918.

Treaty of Versailles

The major peace treaty signed in 1919 following the conclusion of the First World War.