WWI Vocabulary
An extreme pride or love for your country.
What is Nationalism
The name give to the alliance of: Great Britain, France, Russia, and America
What are the Allied Powers or Allies.
The name given to WWI due to the mass amount of deaths.
What is The Great War
This was used by both sides to influence citizens on the home front to contribute to the war effort.
What is propaganda
The building up of a strong military to be used for intimidation.
What is militarism.
The name given to the alliance of: Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Germany.
What are the Central Powers.
This weapon changed the way that WWI was fought. Prior to this creation wars were fought by soldiers charging each other on the battlefield.
This group of people entered the workforce in mass and took over roles that were previously filled by soldier.
What are women of WWI?
A system in which smaller countries "team" up with larger countries for protection.
What is an alliance.
The country in which Archduke Francis Ferdinand was from.
What is Austria-Hungary.
This armored technological monstrosity allowed soldiers to cross the battlefield.
What is a tank?
When citizens at home limit their food usage to provide for troops on the frontline.
What is rationing.
When a larger country takes over a smaller country by force.
What is imperialism.
Event that happened on Christmas during WWI in which soldiers from both sides stopped shooting one another to celebrate Christmas.
What is the Christmas Truce.
Due to the increase in use of chemical warfare, these were invented
What are gas masks?
When a conflict/situation seems impossible to accomplish, both sides make no progress
What is a stalemate?
The event that sparked WWI.
What is assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
_____ was the largest power that bordered Germany on the Eastern Front.
What is Russia?
This technological advancement allowed for soldiers to combat using long narrow trenches.
What is trench warfare?
The 4 MAIN causes that led to WWI.
What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
This is the continent that WWI was fought on.
What is Europe.
This technological advancement gave a whole new meaning to fighting "in" the sea.
What is the U-boat or submarine.