WWI terms

militarism

prioritizing military strength and intimidating other nations with military might

Alliance

Partnership between nations

Imperialism

Exploration of foreign lands and resources by powerful nations in an effort to build and maintain an empire

Nationalism

Extreme pride in one’s nation

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The leader of Austria-Hungary whose assassination by a serbian nationalist sparked WWl

Trench Warfare

Fighting style where offensives are launched from extensive in-ground fortresses

No man’s land

The dangerous unclaimed area between trenches where most of combat occurs

Lusitania

British passenger ship carrying military supplies American passengers torpedoed by German U-boat drawing USA into WWI

Rationing

Reducing consumption of food and goods at home to provide for troops over seas during wartime

Armistice

Truce, ceasefire

Treaty of Versailles

Agreement that ended WWI and held Germany largely responsible for the conflict