WW1 Flashcards
MITITARISM
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability
alliance
a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
imperialism
a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
nationalisim
identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nation
triple Entente
The Triple Entente (from French entente [ɑ̃tɑ̃t] meaning “friendship, understanding, agreement”) describes the informal understanding
triple ailiance
The Triple Alliance was an agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It was formed on 20 May 1882
nation states
a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
Genocide
he deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
armenian genocide
The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic
Treaty of versailes
The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
League of Nations
League of Nations. An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
Trench and Neval warfars
A new form of weapon led to a new dynamic in naval warfare – submarine raiding. The Germans committed most heavily to submarines with over 350 of their U-boats serving over the course of the war.
Zimmerman note
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917
