WW1 Vocab

Militarism

A policy of aggressive military preparedness.

Alliance

Combining two or more forces between nations.

Imperialism

The ruling or controlling-of-other peoples or nations through annexation, military conquest, or economic denomination- was how European powers built empires.

Nationalism

Loyalty and devotion to a nation.

The Allies

Those fighting for the Triple Entente were called the Allies.

Central Powers

What remained of the Triple Alliance - Germany and Austria Hungary - joined with the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria to form the Central Powers.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, visited the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. As he and his wife rode through the city, Bosnian revolutionary Gavrilo Princip rushed their car and shot them.

Propaganda

The spreading of ideas about an institution or individual for the purpose of influencing an opinion.

Zimmerman Note

In January 1917, German official Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico promising to return “lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona” if Mexico allied with Germany. This was intercepted and sent to American newspapers, angering America.

Fourteen Points

Peace Plan - “the principle of justice to all people and nationalities” - in the first five points, Wilson proposed to eliminate the causes of war through free trade, freedom of the seas, disarmament, and impartial adjustment of colonial claims, and open diplomacy. (Disarmament - reduction/withdrawal of military)

Lusitania

On May 7, 1917 a U-boat (Germany) sank the British passenger ship Lusitania, killing over 1000 passengers - 128 Americans.

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles ignored freedom of the seas, free trade, and Wilson’s goal of a fair settlement of colonial claims.