OFL World history unit 5

A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding world war 1

In world war 1, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side

In world war 1, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with other nations that fought on their side;also, the group nations-including, Great Britain, Soviet Union and the U.S

Germany's military plan at the outbreak of world war 1 , according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battle field

The use of submarines to sink with out warning any ship ( including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in an enemy's water

A conflict In which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

The limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy- often imposed by governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply

Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponents cause

Germany and Russia signed the treaty which ended the war between them

The freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live

The peace treaty signed by Germany and the allied powers after world war 1

The German ruler during world war 1, who wanted to demonstrate German power

The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who was assassinated in Bosnia in 1914, setting in motion world war 1

A secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian rule

The narrow sea strait that was the gateway to the ottoman capital, Constantinople

Germany's foreign secretary who sent a note to Mexican officials,stating that they would help them "reconquer" Mexican land lost to the U.S., if Mexico would ally with Germany in world war 1

President of the United States during world war 1; he was part of the big four, - group who made most of the decisions during the Paris Peace Conference

Leader of France during world war 1; was part of the Big Four during the Paris Peace conference; wanted to punish Germany for the war

A series of peace proposals, drawn up by President Wilson, which outlined a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace

An agreement to stop fighting

A British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, or submarine; 1,198 people died, including 128 U.S citizens

Nationalism brought competition for materials and markets. In imperialism, the quest for colonies sometimes pushed European nations to the brink of war. In militarism growling rivalries and mutual mistrust had led to the creation of several military alliances

Russia, Serbia's ally, began moving its army toward the Russian-Austrian border. To Germany, Russia's mobilization amounted to declaration of war. On August 1, the German government declared war on Russia

By the time the United States joined the allies, the war had been raging for nearly three years. In those three years, Europe had lost more men in battle than in all the wars of the previous three centuries. The war had claimed the lives of millions and had changed countless lives forever

The settlements of Versailles represented, as an observer noted,"a peace built on quicksand." Indeed, that quicksand eventually would give way. In a little more than two decades, the treaties' legacy of bitterness would help plunge the world into another catastrophic war