WW1 vocab

Question 1

Militarism

Answer 1

the desire that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Question 2

Alliances

Answer 2

a formal agreement between two or more countries to mutually support each other in the event of war

Question 3

Mobilization

Answer 3

the process of organizing a nation’s resources and military forces to prepare for a national emergency or war

Question 4

Casualty

Answer 4

a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action

Question 5

Armistice

Answer 5

an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

Question 6

Treaty

Answer 6

a formally concluded and ratified (approved) agreement between countries.

Question 7

Stalemate

Answer 7

a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.

Question 8

Total war

Answer 8

military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory,

Question 9

Central Powers

Answer 9

one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I (1914–1918). It consisted of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria

Question 10

Allied Powers/The Triple Entente

Answer 10

The Triple Entente was signed in 1907 between Great Britain, France, and Russia (Italy later joined)

Question 11

The League of Nations

Answer 11

The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.