World War 1 Vocabulary List Test Questions – Flashcards
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Alliance System
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A formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to another's defense.
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Imperialism
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A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
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Militarism
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The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interest.
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Nationalism
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Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
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President During WW1
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Woodrow Wilson.
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Triple Alliance
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A union or association between three powers or states.
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Triple Entente
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The military alliance formed between Russia, Great Britain and France before World War 1.
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Lusitania
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A ship that was sink in World War 1 by German U-boats.
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WW1
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A military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918.
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Franz Ferdinand
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The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
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Central Powers
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World War 1 alliance led by Austria-Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman empire.
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Trench Warfare
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World War 1 military strategy of defending a position by fighting form the protection of deep ditches.
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No- Man's-land
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Strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the western front during WW1.
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U-boats
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German Submarines.
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Liberty Bonds
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U.S bonds sold during WW1 to raise money for loans to the Allies.
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14 Points
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President Woodrow Wilsons plan for organizing post WW1 Europe and for avoiding future wars.
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Treaty Of Versailles
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Most famous WW1 treaty; between Germany and the allied powers in which Germany accepted full responsibility for the war and agreed to pay reparations; the U.S did not ratify the treaty.
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Western Front
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The name given to the line of trenches which stretched from the english channel across the battle fields of France and Belgium during WW1.
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Convoy
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Teams of troops,ships,or equipment.
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Propaganda
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Information given to show something or someone in a based way.
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Bolshevik
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A group of communists who overthrew the democratic Russian government.
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Doughboys
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Nickname for American troops in europe.
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Armistice Day
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11,11,11,1918(11 day of the 11 month of the 11 hour 1918)
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Mobilization
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The gathering of resources and preparation for war.
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Espionage Act
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1917 act gave the government new ways to spy.
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Ku Klux Klan
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They used intimidation and fear towards blacks catholics, and jews.
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Anarchists
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They do no believe in government.
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Tanks
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The U.S had less than 100 of them in WW1.
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Machine Guns
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A rapid firing weapon.
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Steel Helmets
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a covering for a soldiers head.
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Income Tax
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Tax on your average income to support the war.
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Internationalism
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Idea about how nations should work together.
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Reparations
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Country pays for damage caused by war.
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War Guilt Cause
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States Germany alone must accept responsibility for causing the war.
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Kaiser
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German emperor.
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Zimmermann Telegram
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A 1917 telegram sent form Germanys foreign secretary to the German minister in Mexico telling the minister to urge Mexico to attack the U.S if the U.S declared war on Germany.
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Draft
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Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
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League Of Nations
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Association of nations formed after WW1 under wilson's 14 points plan.
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Big Four
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Leaders of britain, France, the U.S and Italy after WW1.
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Czars
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Russian Emperors.
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Epidemic
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The rapid spread of a contagious disease among large numbers of people.
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Abdicate
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To give up power.
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Illiterate
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Unable to read or write.
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Warmonger
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A person who tries to stir up war.
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bureaucracy
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A system of managing government through departments.
