WWI Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Nationalism
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feeling of intense loyalty to one's country or group
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Alliance System
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defense agreement among nations
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Propaganda
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Information given to show something or someone in a biased way
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Shell Shock
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Medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare
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Schlieffen Plan
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A strategy drawn up by Germany to avoid fighting on two fronts
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U-Boats
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German submarine, taken from the German "Unterseeboat"
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Neutrality
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the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute
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Trench Warfare
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form of fighting whereby two sides fight each other from opposing trenches
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Stalemate
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used to describe the deadlock on the Western Front during the first World war.
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Convoy
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teams of troops, ships or equiment
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Bolshevik
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a group of communists who overthrew the democratic Russian government
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Lusitania
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British passenger liner sunk off the coast of Ireland by German U-Boats on May 17,1915
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Balance of Power
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system that prevents any one country from dominating the others
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Militarism
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a rise in miltary expenditure, an increase in military and naval forces, more influence of the military men upon the policies of the civilian governemt, and a preference for force as a solution to problems
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Sussex Pledge
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German plegde to warn neutral ships and passenger vessels before attacking
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Blockade
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the isolation of an enemy's ports by means of warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies. To block or prevent the import or export of supplies from a port
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Selective Service Act
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established a military draft in the united states
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Croix de Guerre
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French award from bravery (Cross of War) Henry Johnson, an African American soldier was the first American to recieve this honor
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Triple Alliance
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pre WWI alliance between Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungrary
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Triple Entente
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pre WWI alliance between Great Britian, Russia, and France
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Central Powers
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World War I Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
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Allied Powers
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the coalition formed by Britian and her colonies (australia, new zealand, Canada, and india) France and Russia from the start and later Belgium, Italy and the United States
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Zimmerman Telegram
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January 1917 the British intercepted a telegram from the German government to the Mexican government offering German support if Mexico declared war against the U.S. offered to return land Mexico had lost to the U.S.
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Treaty of Brest-LItovsk
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signed agreement between Russia and the Central Powers when Russia withdrew from the War. The surrendered Poland, the Ukraine and other territory
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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 field of France and Belguim during WWI. It was called the Western Front because it was west of Germany.
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Eastern Front
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Name given to the fighting on the German-RUssian, Austro-Russian and Austro-Romanian fronts.
