World War I Vocabulary

2. This was an infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and insanitary conditions.
3. A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1
6. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
10. Treaty a treaty between Russia and Germany stating Russia's withdrawal from the war
12. assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand
13. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
16. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
19. the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
22. Payment for war damages
23. Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
24. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
25. nickname for American troops in Europe
26. A friendly understanding between political powers
27. Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.
28. the group of people in southeastern Europe who were the same ethnic group as the Russians

1. A military draft
4. a wearing down over time
5. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
7. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat
8. (1929) a novel illustrating the horrors of World War I and the experiences of veterans and soldiers.
9. of the United States during WWI
11. A pre-WWI military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia
14. Attack plan by Germans to go through Belgium and attack France
15. Territory taken by Germany from France as a rest of the Franco Prussian war. Was later returned to France as a result of German defeat in WWI
17. German submarines used in World War I
18. the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers
20. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
21. Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke