WWI

a war where one’s enemy is worn down to the point of collapse by continuous losses in people, food and war weapons

• war of attrition

• armistice

• reparations

• imperialism

agreement to stop fighting

• Fourteen Points

• total war

• stalemate

• armistice

deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

• stalemate

• imperialism

• alliance

• malestate

Payments for war damage

• loan

• reparation

• militarism

• armistice

all people and resources to the war effort and imposing censorship of the press

• militarism

• war of attrition

• total war

• exhausting

agreements or promises to defend and help another country

• alliance

• allegiance

• allegations

• aluminium

having pride in your country, willing to defend it

• Honor and glory!

• Nationalism!

• Imperialism!

• Militarism!

trying to build up an empire, by taking control of weaker nations

• Alliance

• Allegiance

• Imperialism

• Militarism

peace plan by President Wilson that called for the League of Nations

• League of Nations

• Fourteen Points

• Alliance

• Reparation

World War I was more destructive than earlier wars because

• the armies were more ruthless

• modern weapons were more deadly.

• it lasted longer.

• airplanes could drop huge bombs.