Militarism
Building up and maintaining a strong, well equipped military in order to defend, gain power, or achieve goals
Militarism
An agreement between nations to work together for a common goal or to defend each other in the event of war
Alliance
Feeling loyal and proud of your nation and believing your nation is better and more important than other nations
Nationalism
When a nation takes over another nation to rule them and take their natural resources
Imperialism
To kill a famous or important person usually for political reasons
Assassination
What is no man's land?
The area between the two sides trench systems
The ruler of Germany and the head of the German military before and during World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tommo and Charlie fought for which country in the War
Great Britain
Taking advantage of a situation, a person, or a thing to gain something for yourself
Capitalize
Prior to WW1, the United States had recently taken over which other countries?
Cuba/Phillipines
The heir to Austria-Hungary's throne whose assassination sparked World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The French utilized this means of transportation to rush troops to the front
Taxi
A situation in which countries that are enemies each try to build or collect weapons faster than the other can
Arms race
When several nations form alliances with several other nations
Alliance system
An idea or statement that is either false or exaggerated and is spread in order to help a political cause, a political leader, or a government
Propaganda
The area under the control of another country, whose purpose is to provide resources to help the mother country
Colony
The Serbian terrorist group that planned and carried out the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Black Hand
This Battle was a turning point in the start of the war and led to trench warfare
Battle of the Marne
The nation that used its navy to take over 1/5 of the world
Great Britain
The name of Great Britain, France, and Russia's alliance or side in World War I
Triple Entente
How did the civilian population react at the start of the war?
Celebrated, Thought it would be a quick victory
All of the lands that the mother country rules including the mother country
Empire
Member of the Serbian terrorist group, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
The times it takes for an artillery shell to hit land after it's launch.
5 to 6 seconds
The nation in which militarism was the strongest
Germany
Name of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire's alliance or side in World War I
Triple Alliance
"You'll be home before the leaves fall"
Kaiser Wilhelm - Start of War
The way in which a nation uses its resources and how it makes and spends its money
Economy
Bringing together military forces and moving them to prepare for war
Mobilize or mobilization
One reason why the Russians lost at the battle of Tannenberg was?
Russian communications were transmitted openly and intercepted.