Allies

The French and Russians were Allies.

the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War

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Armistice

Some countries wanted to discuss an Armistice.

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

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Black Hand (Princip)

The black hand were a group of terrorist that had a member tht successfully assasinated Francis Ferdinand.

a secret society founded in the Kingdom of Serbia in May 1911, as part of the Pan-Slavism nationalist movement, with the intention of uniting all of the territories containing South Slav populations (Serbs, Croats, Macedonians, Slovenes, etc) annexed by Austria-Hungary

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Central powers

Germany was one of the two main Central powers.

in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies

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Fourteen Points (Wilson)

The Fourteen Points (Wilson) were announced President Woodrow Wilson.

Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I. President Woodrow Wilson announced these to Congress in early 1918.

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Imperialism

Germany was using Imperialism.

a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries

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Isolationism

The U.S. was using Isolationism in world war 1 as best they could.

the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements.

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League of Nations

The League of Nations came before the U.N.

was the predecessor to the U.N. It was formed following World War I, and its mission was to prevent future wars.

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Lusitania (U. Boat)

The Lusitania (U. Boat) was a British ship.

a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.

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Militarism

The U.S. used Militarism to get people to join the military.

the belief that a country should build up its military forces and use them to protect itself and get what it wants

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Nationalism

The United States were dependent but broke free through  

Nationalism.

the desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language etc to form an independent country

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Neutrality

The U.S. used Neutrality in the first part of the world war.

the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute

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Pan-Slavism

Pan-Slavism was an idea.

the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.

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Propaganda

In wars, governments usuall use propaganda.

information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc

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Reparations

The Reparations usually occured after a war.

the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice

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Schlieffen Plan

The Germands pushed for a victory by using the Schlieffen Plan

was the German General Staff 's early 20th century overall strategic plan for victory both on the Western Front against France and against Russia in the east, taking advantage of expected differences in the three countries' speed in preparing for war

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Scramble for Africa

All the European nations were at each other's necks when the Scramble for Africa

also known as the Race for Africa, was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and the First World War in 1914

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Stalemate

There were many Stalemate which led to the war being long and expensive.

A situation in contest in which neither side can make any further worthwhile action

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed after the war.

was a peace treaty signed on February 9 1918, at Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The peace negotiations The Ukrainian...

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Trenches

During the war, both sides built Trenches to partially protect themselves.

a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground

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Ultimatum

The Ultimatum was enforced when someone enlisted, but then tries to get out by any means

a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them:

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Versailles (Paris Peace Conference)

The treaty to end the war was signed in Versailles.

A city of north-central France west-southwest of Paris. It is best known for its magnificent palace, built by Louis XIV in the mid-17th century, where the treaty ending World War I was signed in 1919.

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Western Front ("No man's land")

Many lost their lives on the western front.

an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought.

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