A | B |
Nationalism | love for your country |
Diplomacy | negotiations between 2 or more countries |
Imperialism | political, cultural or economical domination by one country over another |
Militarism | glorification of the military |
Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President during WWI |
Treaty of Versailles | made Germany accept responsibility for starting the war |
Vladimir Lenin | Russian Tsar |
Kaiser Wilhelm | leader of Germany during WWI |
New Economic Policy (NEP) | Lenin's idea to allow some capitalist ventures to earn a private profit |
Communism | economic system where all wealth and property is owned by the community |
U.S.S.R. | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
The Great War | another name for WWI |
Proletariat | working class people |
Reparations | payment for damages caused by war |
Mandates | Territories administered Western powers |
Radicals | individuals who want extreme changes |
Contraband | raw materials used to make military supplies |
Fourteen Points | President Wilson's list of terms to resolve & prevent future wars |
Self Determination | the ability of the people to select their own form of government |
Stalemate | neither side wins |
Convoys | groups of merchant ships protected by warships |
Entente | a non-binding agreement to adhere to common policies |
Ultimatum | a final set of demands |
Mobilize | preparing military forces for war |
Neutrality | policy of supporting neither side in time of war |