WWI Flashcards
(16 cards)
Forming and Maintaining and empire by taking over foreign colonies.
imperialism
The system in which one country controls another through economic policy rather than military force
economic imperialism
Making manufactured goods quickly and efficiently. Interchangeable parts and the assembly line were products of this new way of making finished goods.
industrial revolution
Aggressive buildup of military weapons
militarism
A feeling of strong loyalty or attachment to a culture, language, and territory or nation
nationalism
The beliefs one’s own nation/culture is so superior that war should be used to take over others. Extreme and aggressive nationalism.
jingoism
A system in which one nation joins with other nations to defend each other.
alliance
The powder keg of europe. Located where Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina are today. Where Rome split.
Balkans
Future leader of Austria-Hungary whose assassination started WWI
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
A country that does not take sides in a conflict
neutral
France, United Kingdom, and Russia(at the beginning of the war) and U.S.A (at the end of the war)
Triple Entente
Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany.
Triple Alliance
A ruler who has complete power
dictator
Deep ditches that soldiers fought from.
trenches
The first WMD(weapon of mass destruction) used to gain advantage in trench warfare
chemical warfare
The document that spelled out the terms of surrender and ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
