WWI VOCABULARY

The belief that building up the nation’s military increases power in the world

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

An agreement between two or more nations to come to the each other's aid if one of the countries is attacked

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

when a stronger country controls a weaker country or territory mainly for the stronger country's benefit

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Feeling that one's own nation must win a greater place in the world

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

a policy of not getting involved in disputes of other nations.

• Nationalism

• Isolation

• Armistice

• Alliance

An agreement to stop fighting

• Nationalism

• Isolation

• Armistice

• Alliance

Great Britain Serbia France Belgium Russia

USA –joined later

• Central Powers

• Allies / Allied Powers

• League of Nations

• Axis Powers

Germany Austria-Hungary

Bulgaria Ottoman Empire

• Central Powers

• Allies / Allied Powers

• League of Nations

• Axis Powers

Organization that would be a place where nations could talk through international problems, rather than going to war.

• Central Powers

• Allies / Allied Powers

• League of Nations

• The 14 Points

President Woodrow Wilson’s peace plan

for the war

• Central Powers

• Allies / Allied Powers

• League of Nations

• The 14 Points