People/Groups
President of US during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Belief that one race is superior to others.
Racism
An agreement to stop fighting.
Armistice
Digging miles of parallel trenches to protect yourself from enemy fire.
Trench Warfare
Woodrow Wilson's peace proposal.
Fourteen Points
Dutch farmers in South Africa
Boers
Seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.
Imperialism
14 European nations met to lay down rules for the division of Africa.
Berlin Conference
A country devotes all there resources to the war effort.
Total War
Germany and Austria-Hungary because of their location in the heart of Europe
Central Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan
Allies
Policy of glorifying military and keeping an army prepared for war.
militarism
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
German submarines sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
King of Belgium who wanted land in Congo
King Leopold II
The deadlock region in northern France.
Western Front
Britain, France, and Russia
Triple Entente
German battle plan for facing war on two fronts.
Schlieffen Plan
Ruler of Germany who forced Bismarck to resign
Kaiser Wilhelm II
South African war between British and Boers.
Boer War
A compromise at the end of WWI.
Treaty of Versailles
International association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations.
League of Nations