WWI Vocab

2. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
3. A position of not taking sides in a conflict; the US policy during WW1
6. A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
7. German submarines used in World War I
9. A strip of land between the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1
13. November 11, 1918; Germany signed an armistice (an agreement to stop fighting); this US holiday is now known as Veterans Day
15. A close association between nations to achieve a common objective
17. Prepare military forces for war
18. An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
19. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
20. A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

1. In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
4. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
5. the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government
8. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
10. A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I.
11. March 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary, addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return, Germany would give back Tex, NM, Arizona etc to Mexico.
12. a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs
14. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
16. In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.