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Vocabulary
World War I
1. Militarism
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army prepared for war.
Before WWI, Germany built up its navy to compete with Great Britain
2. Alliance
• A formal agreement between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.
• There were 2 alliances in Europe before WWI- Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
3. Nationalism
• devotion and loyalty to one's own country; patriotism
• Nationalism caused rivalries between European countries
4. Neutrality
• The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; to be impartial
• Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands were neutral during WWI
5. Stalemate
• A situation in which neither side can gain a clear advantage.
• Trench warfare, the machine gun, and landmines created a stalemate on the Western Front
6. Attrition
• The act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
• France vs. Germany- each tried to kill enough of the enemy and destroy enough of their equipment that the other couldn't afford to keep fighting.
7. Propaganda
• Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent’s cause
8. Total War
• A conflict in which countries devote all their resources to the war effort
• Men fight, women produce weapons, food rationing; attacks on cities and civilians
9. Armistice
• An agreement to stop fighting
• The Germans agreed to stop fighting WWI on November 11, 1918 (at 11:00 AM)
10. Treaty
• A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace
• Ex.- Treaty of Versailles outlined settlement terms of the war