1. Mrs. McDonough, Ms. Sosa, & Mrs. Hendricks
World War I Vocabulary
Mrs. McDonough, Ms. Sosa, & Mrs. Hendricks

3. The build-up of military forces in preparation for war.
Militarism
The build-up of military forces in preparation for war.

4. Extreme pride in one’s nation.
Nationalism
Extreme pride in one’s nation.

5. The state of not taking sides, especially in war or dispute.
Neutrality
The state of not taking sides, especially in war or dispute.

6. Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
Draft
Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.

7. Inability to read or write.
Illiterate
Inability to read or write.

8. People who are opposed to war and violence.
Pacifist
People who are opposed to war and violence.

9. Information given to show something or someone in a biased way.
Propaganda
Information given to show something or someone in a biased way.

10. Epidemic
The rapid spread of a contagious disease among large numbers of people.

11. Term used to describe the deadlock on the Western front during WWI.
Stalemate
Term used to describe the deadlock on the Western front during WWI.

12. An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting.
Armistice
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting.

13. Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
Alliance between Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany.

14. Triple Entente (Allied Powers)
Alliance between the Russia, France, Britain, and (later) the United States.

15. The payment for damages caused by war.
Reparations
The payment for damages caused by war.

16. Trench Warfare: For of fighting whereby two sides fight each other from opposite trenches.

17. U boats – German Submarine German torpedo-armed submarines

18. Lusitania - British passenger liner sunk off the coast of Ireland by German u-boats 1915

19. January 1917 the British intercepted a telegram from a German Government to a Mexican offering German support if Mexico declared war against the US; offered to return land Mexico lost the US.