Road to the Great War

The belief that a specific nation, language, or culture is superior to others

• militarism

• alliances

• nationalism

• imperialism

Policy of aggressive military preparedness

• militarism

• alliances

• nationalism

• mobilze

Situation in which the strength of rival alliances in nearly equal

• mobilize

• militarism

• balance of power

• nationalism

Military agreement uniting Austria Hungary, Germany, and Italy

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

Military agreement uniting Britain, Russia, and France

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

Alliance formed by Austria Hungary and Germany and later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

Alliance formed by Britain, France, and Russia; later joined by Italy in 1915 and the US in 1917

• Triple Alliance

• Triple Entente

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

Russian czar who hesitated to fulfill his promise to help defend Serbia from Austria-Hungary's attack

• Victoria

• Nicholas II

• Wilhelm II

• George III

Two pronged attack on France launched by the Germans

• First Battle of the Marne

• Schlieffen Plan

• Jutland Plan

• Paris Plan

Counterattack launched by French troops to prevent the Germans from capturing Paris

• Schlieffen Plan

• First Battle of the Marne

• Battle of Jutland

• Flanders Field