| A | B |
| Nationalism | great pride in one's nation |
| Militarism | the massive build-up of military force |
| Imperialism | the expansion of one's nation by the establishment of colonies in another's territory |
| Alliances | agreement to support one another |
| mobilize | to prepare one's military forces for war |
| ultimatum | a final set of demands |
| neutrality | policy of supporting neither side in a war |
| Triple Entente | Great Britain, France and Russia |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria- Hungary and Italy |
| Sick Man of Europe | Ottoman Empire |
| Madhouse of Nationalities | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Bismark | the first Chancelor of a united German |
| Count Cavour | the brains of Italian unification |
| Blood and Iron | Bismarks policy to unite Germany through war and railway building |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | egotistical leader of Germany during WWI |
| Czar Nicholas II | leader of Russia during WWI |
| Gavrilo Princip | Serbian nationalist who assasinate the Austrian Archduke |
| Archduke Francis Ferdinand | heir to Austrian thrown who was asssasinated in Sarejevo |
| Emperor Franz Joseph | leader of Austria -Hungary during WWI |
| The Black Hand | Serbian terrorist organization that was behind the assassination of the Arch Duke |
| Date of the Assassination of Arch Duke | June 28, 1914 |
| Date War breaks out in Europe | July 28, 1914 |
| Motives for Imperialism | raw materials and market for goods |