World War I Unit Vocabluary

2. The peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers
4. Military submarines operated by Germany during WWI
5. An organization created after WWI to prevent future wars and maintain world peace
8. An international understanding providing for a common course of action
10. A policy of aggressive military preparedness; the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals
12. Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause
13. A group of nations and/or people that worked together to attack an enemy nation.
14. A zone of conflict between armies
15. A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
16. a debt security (a promise to repay a loan) issued by a government to finance military operations during times of war or conflict

1. A sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations
3. A 1917 law that forced all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for a military draft
6. A form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches
7. Statement made in 1918 by US President Wilson saying the Great War was being fought for noble reasons and for post-war peace.
9. An agreement to stop fighting a war
11. Organization of a nation’s armed forces for active military service in time of war or other national emergency