Transcript WWI Vocabulary

WWI VOCABULARY
Ms. Gliot
1. ALLEGIANCE
-loyalty to a person, group, or
cause
2. “BIG STICK POLICY”
- A mandate that European Powers
should not colonize Central and South
America
3. BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
- Using bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi with intent
to kill or incapacitate humans.
6. CEASEFIRE
- Agreeing to stop war for a period of time.
5. CENTRAL POWERS
- Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria and
Germany
6. IMPERIALISM
- A way of thinking that a powerful country
has the right to colonize a less powerful
country.
7. LEAGUE OF NATIONS
- The first international organization to
promote World Peace.
9. LUSITANIA
- The world’s largest passenger ship during
WWI that was sunk by German U-Boats.
10. MILITARISM
- A way of thinking that a country should use
military force to take over other countries.
11. MORALE
- The mental or emotional state of a group.
12. NEUTRALITY
- Choosing to not take a side in conflict.
12. PRESERVATION
- To keep safe from injury, harm, or
destruction.
13. PROPAGANDA
-Using media to influence the way people
think.
14. TELEGRAM
-An encoded message sent through radio
waves.
15. TREATY OF VERSAILLES
- A Peace agreement that ends WWI
16. TRENCH
- A deep, narrow hole dug in the ground that is
used to protect solders.
17. TRIPLE ENTENTE
-France, Britain, Russia
18. U-BOAT
- A German submarine
19. WILSON’S 14 POINTS
- A speech given by President Wilson
asking for peace.
20. ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM
- A message sent from Germany asking Mexico to
become an ally if the United States joined the war.