World War I Vocabulary

The belief that a country needs a strong army is called

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Socialism

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Socialism

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

• Alliance

• Armistice

• Propaganda

• Reparations

An alliance between Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during WWI

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

• Axis Powers

• Super Powers

An agreement to end fighting

• Alliance

• Reparations

• Armistice

• Propaganda

A policy that says a government will not take sides in a war

• Neutrality

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• War Bonds

A secret communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico

• Red Scare

• Trench Warfare

• Zimmerman Telegram

• Fourteen Points

This is what the Germans called their submarines

• U-Boats

• Convoy System

• Red Scare

• Reparations

A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from a long ditch facing each other.

• Convoy System

• Trench Warfare

• War Bonds

• Red Scare

President Wilson’s goals for peace were called

• Convoy System

• Trench Warfare

• Fourteen Points

• Treaty of Versailles