World War I Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key World War I terms, figures, and military concepts based on handwritten lecture notes.

Mobilization

The act of organizing, preparing, and gathering people to make them ready for immediate action.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir to Austro-Hungarian empire whose assassination is what triggered spark world war 1.

Gavrilo Princip

19 year old Bosnian who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28, 1914.

Propaganda

Biased or misleading information that is deliberately spread to influence people's opinions.

Trench warfare

A style of fighting where opposing armies face each other from long deep ditches dug into the ground instead of moving in the open.

War of attrition

A military strategy where one side tries to win a war by wearing down the enemy's supplies and resources till they can't fight.

Total war

A conflict where a country uses every single one of its resources, people, and factories to fight.

Armistice

A formal agreement between warring countries or groups to stop fighting and pause conflict.

Reparations

Actions, money or resources given to make amends for a past wrong, injury, or other harm.

Conscription

The mandatory or legal enlistment of people by law into a country's armed services.