| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | an agreement between countries to support one another |
| imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or influence of a country over other countries or colonies |
| militarism | a government policy of investing heavily in and strengthening the armed forces |
| nationalism | devotion and loyalty to one’s country, often to an excessive degree |
| Treaty of Versailles | the final peace agreement that ended WWI |
| trench warfare | a style of fighting in which both sides fight from trenches (ditches) |
| Triple Alliance | the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Triple Entente | the alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia |
| Central Powers | the Triple Alliance included Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary, who were also called this name |
| Allied Powers | the Triple Entente included France, Great Britain and Russia, who were also called |
| United States | Entered WWI on the side of the Allied Powers |
| new technology | machine gun, tank, U-boat, airplane, poisonous gas, and grenades defined the war. |
| Dictators | The Treaty of Versailles created insecurity and political and economic instability, which led to the rise of __________ |
| conditions | ___________worsened in Russia, which led to the Russian Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union. |
| 1914-1918 | years of WWI |
| Goal of WWI | become the strongest in resources, land, power and armed forces |
| Causes of WWI | Nationalism, creation of alliances, militarism, imperialism and assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
| Effects of WWI | Allied powers win, million of people die, changes in Europes government/borders |
| 1917 | Year of Russian Revolution |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace |
| communism | political system in which the government owns and controls all aspects of life in a country |
