WWI

Question 1

alliance

Answer 1

each member nation agrees to come to the military aid and defense of the other member nations in the event that they are attacked

Question 2

alliance

Answer 2

Examples: Triple Alliance, Triple Entente

Question 3

militarism

Answer 3

belief that a country should use military force to gain power and to achieve its goals; “might makes right”

Question 4

militarism

Answer 4

Example: Germany investing heavily in its Navy to compete with Great Britain.

Question 5

nationalism

Answer 5

loyalty to country first, often to an extreme and biased degree sometimes leading to the hatred of outsiders

Question 6

nationalism

Answer 6

Example: The Black Hand was a group that wanted to establish Serbian independence, leading it to hate Austria-Hungary and plot the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Question 7

propaganda

Answer 7

information—facts, arguments, rumors, half-truths, or lies—to influence public opinion

Question 8

propaganda

Answer 8

Used by the Wilson administration to create public support for the war. Many posters advertising all aspects of the war to the American public.

Question 9

imperialism

Answer 9

gaining political and economic control of other areas, usually by force

Question 10

imperialism

Answer 10

Example: Britain, Russia, and Germany competing to establish colonies in Africa and Asia to compete for power and influence.

Question 11

neutrality

Answer 11

refusal to take part in a war between other powers

Question 12

neutrality

Answer 12

The U.S. policy from 1914 - 1917. The U.S. did not get involved because it feared it would not be supported by different immigrant groups within the U.S.