WWI Vocabulary
An extreme pride or love for your country.
What is Nationalism
What is the sinking of the Lusitania.
The name give to the alliance of: Great Britain, France, Russia, and America
What are the Allied Powers or Allies.
This weapon changed the way that WWI was fought. Prior to this creation wars were fought by soldiers charging each other on the battlefield.
The name given to WWI due to the mass amount of deaths.
What is The Great War
This is the oldest democratic document of Western history that would go onto influence the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution.
What is the Magna Carta?
This 18th century intellectual movement strongly emphasized rationale, critical thinking, and logic.
The building up of a strong military to be used for intimidation.
What is militarism.
The operational plan created by Germany on how they would invade France through neutral Belgium while Russia mobilized?
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The name given to the alliance of: Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Germany.
What are the Central Powers.
This armored technological monstrosity allowed soldiers to cross the battlefield.
What is a tank?
The name of the American president during WWI.
Who was Woodrow Wilson
____ was the weak king who was beheaded during the French Revolution.
Who is King Louis XVI?
This is how many African leaders were invited to participate in the Berlin Conference.
Zero
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.
_____ was the largest power that bordered Germany on the Eastern Front.
What is Russia?
Due to the increase in use of chemical warfare, these were invented
What are gas masks?
This was used by both sides to influence citizens on the home front to contribute to the war effort.
What is propaganda
_____ was the revolutionary liberator of northern South America.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
the Mexican revolutionary (reigning from the South) who fought for land reform & peasant rights?
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
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.
This is the continent that WWI was fought on.
What is Europe.
This technological advancement allowed for soldiers to combat using long narrow trenches.
What is trench warfare?
This group of people entered the workforce in mass and took over roles that were previously filled by soldier.
What are women of WWI?
the revolutionary priest who was martyred (killed) for Mexico's independence
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
Indian soldiers paid for by the British East India Company
Who are the Sepoys?
The event that sparked WWI.
What is assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
When Germany tried to form an alliance with Mexico via telegram message?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
The name of the organization that assassinated the Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
The Black Hand
This technological advancement gave a whole new meaning to fighting "in" the sea.
What is the U-boat or submarine.
When citizens at home limit their food usage to provide for troops on the frontline.
What is rationing.
The queen beheaded during the French Revolution
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This revolution, involving Protestants Queen Mary & William of Orange, resulted in the English Bill of Rights.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
When an enemy tries to wear down their enemy by killing as many of the opposition as possible
What is War of Attrition?
The 4 MAIN causes that led to WWI.
What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
The name of the Front that was known for its mobility.
What is the Eastern Front?
This Ship was sunken by a German U-boat and prompted the US into getting involved into WWI.
What is the Lusitania?
When a conflict/situation seems impossible to accomplish?
What is a stalemate?
This was the most radical, violent phase of the French Revolution
What is The Reign of Terror?
He famously led the 19th century slave revolt in Saint Domingue (Haiti) against Napoleon & his French brigade.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?