| A | B |
|---|
| nationalism | people of similar language, religion, culture and history desiring to form an independent political unit |
| imperialism | gaining colonies for trade and settlement |
| colonial rivalry | rivalry between major European powers of control of colonial interests before WWI |
| alliance system | grouping of major European countries into two groups |
| conservatism | opposition to social, political and economic change |
| militarism | emphasis on building up military power:ships, army, weapons |
| Ottoman Empire | Turkish Empire |
| pacifism | belief that war and fighting are immoral |
| socialism | belief that resources should be redistributed equally in a society |
| assassination | killing with a political motive |
| Franz Ferdinand | Archduke, heir to the Austrian throne, assassinated by Gavril Princeps |
| Princeps | assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 |
| Sarajevo | place where Gavril Princeps assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Bosnia | country annexed by Austria in 1908 |
| Kaiser | king of Germany pre 1918 |
| Wilhelm II | German king who feared the "iron ring of encirclement" |
| Entente | alliance formed between Russia, Britan and France in 1907 |
