Warm-Up: Tuesday, October 26th

List the Central Powers, Allied Powers, and the Neutral countries

from the map we colored on Friday.

World War I Vocabulary

Unit 7

Alliance• A union to promote a common interest

Democracy• Government in which supreme power is held

by the people

Convoy• A group of ships traveling together for

protection

Contraband• Goods legally prohibited in trade; smuggled

goods

imperialism• Establishing political or economical control

over other countries

Nationalism• Devotion to national interests, unity, and

independence

Mire• Swampy ground that is

soft, deep mud

Progressivism• Belief in moderate political change and social

improvement by government actions

Propaganda• The spreading of ideas or information to

further or damage a cause

Allies• The group of nations consisting of Britain,

France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, and other smaller nations

Central Powers• The group of nations consisting of Germany,

Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey

Trench• A long narrow cut in the ground used to

shelter soldiers

socialism• A social system based on government

ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

neutrality• Taking neither side in a conflict

U-Boats• German submarines

conscription• Military Draft• A way of choosing soldiers by pulling names

out of a box and putting those soldiers into military

Rationing• Controlled distribution

of scarce resources, goods, and services

• Controls size, amount, day and time

Propaganda!!

Total War• War limitless in size• Limitless in the mobilization of all available

resources and troops

Armistice• Situation in a war where

the parties agree to stop fighting

• Not necessarily the end of war

• Usually just a cessation while peace is made

Self-Determination• Nations have the right to freely decide on

their sovereignty and political status without interference

Unrestricted submarine warfare

• An approach where submarines sink merchant ships without warning