WW1 Vocabulary

3. Alliance- World War I alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
5. Government system of allowing only small amounts of items to be bought by the public
9. One-sided information used by a government to persuade the public in its cause
12. Plan- Germany’s battle strategy that called for a quick defeat of France, then attacking Russia in the East
13. Balkans- The region of Europe nicknamed “The Powder Keg” because it was so volatile.
14. Warfare- Battle strategy in which soldiers fought from deep pits dug into the earth.
16. Front- The stretch of battlefield along the German and russian border

1. Note- Sent from Germany to Mexico in hopes that Mexico would ally itself with Germany against the United States
2. New warship introduced by Germany
4. policy of keeping a large army and glorifying war
6. Entente- alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia During WW1
7. Wilson-American President who kept us out of World War I until 1917
8. Wilhelm I- Ruler of Germany during World War I
10. An agreement to stop fighting by both opposing sides in war
11. Front- The region of France that became a bloody stalemate
15. Nicholas- Leader of Russia up until 1917