Before the War Allies Central Powers Homefront Vocab
100
What is Germany?
This central, northern European country unified in 1871.
100
Who is England?
This country blockaded Germany leading to the starvation of 750,000 Germans.
100
What is Russia?
This country was defeated by Germany on the Eastern Front.
100
What is the Great Migration?
This led to hundreds of thousands of African American migrating to urban cities in the north.
100
What is reparations?
Repayment of damages.
200
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The deterioration of this southeast European empire created conflict in the Balkans.
200
What is the Lusitania?
The sinking of this boat, which caused the deaths of 128 Americans, almost led American to enter the war.
200
What is Austria-Hungary?
This country (probably) began WWI through a declaration of war on Serbia.
200
What is 1917?
The US joined WWI in this year.
200
What is a revolution?
A war to overthrow a government.
300
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This is the Black Hand member who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
300
What is the submarine (or U-Boat)?
The Germans pioneered the widespread use of this new type of water-going vessel during WWI.
300
What is Trench Warfare?
After the advance through France stalled outside of Paris, both sides adopted this type of warfare.
300
What is the League of Nations?
What international peace-keeping body was created after World War I?
300
What is balance of power?
A system that prevents any one country from dominating another.
400
What is the "blank check?"
This was issued to Austria from Germany following the death of the archduke.
400
What is France?
The Western Front of WWI was primarily fought in this country.
400
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This was Germany's plan to invade France through neutral Belgium.
400
Who are women?
This group left the private sphere for the public sphere during WWI, taking up work in factories and working farms.
400
What is propaganda?
Spreading information to influence opinion.
500
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
This was the German chancellor who led German unification.
500
What is the Zimmerman Telegram and the return to unrestricted submarine warfare?
These TWO things led America to join the war on the side of the Allies.
500
What is artillery?
This type of weapon dominated WWI.
500
What is isolationism?
After WWI, America returned to this international political stance.
500
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This is the group that led the overthrow of the Russian government.






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