WWI VOCABULARY pre-test
name ____________________
1) _____________________________ peace plan developed by Woodrow Wilson
2) _____________________________ an agreement to stop fighting
3) __________________ letter from Germany which encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
4) _______________________________ U.S. President during WWI
5) ________________________________ treaty which ended WWI
6) ________________________________ German submarine in WWI
7) __________________ German military leader who wanted to defeat France, then Russia
8) _______________________ declared war on Serbia after the archduke was killed
9) ______________________ assembling and preparing troops and equipment for war
10) __________________________ alliance comprised of France, Britain, and Russia
11) ________________________ alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary
12) __________________________ Bosnian assassin who sparked the Great War
13) _________________________ style of fighting in WWI
14) _______________________ the sinking of this ship killed hundreds
15) ______________________ his assassination was caused by the idea of Pan-Slavism
16) ________________ when one country dominates another for political, economic, or social reasons
17) ________________________ groups of nations that pledge to protect each other
18) __________________________ money that losing nation pays after a war
19) _______________________ peace organization which started after WWI
20) ___________________________ emperor of Germany during WWI.
WWI VOCABULARY pretest Answer Key
1) Fourteen Points—peace plan developed by Woodrow Wilson
2) Armistice—an agreement to stop fighting
3) Zimmerman Note—letter from Germany which encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
4) Woodrow Wilson—U.S. President during WWI
5) Treaty of Versailles—treaty which ended WWI
6) u-boat—German submarine in WWI
7) von Schlieffen—German military leader who wanted to defeat France, then Russia
8) Austria-Hungary—declared war on Serbia after the archduke was killed
9) mobilization—assembling and preparing troops and equipment for war
10) Triple Entente (the Allies) – alliance comprised of France, Britain, and Russia
11) Central Powers – alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary
12) Gavrilo Princip –Bosnian assassin who sparked the Great War
13) Trench Warfare—style of fighting in WWI
14) Lusitania—the sinking of this ship killed hundreds
15) Archduke Ferdinand—his assassination was caused by the idea of Pan-Slavism
16) imperialism—when one country dominates another for political, economic, or social
reasons
17) alliances—groups of nations that pledge to protect each other
18) reparations—money that losing nation pays after a war (war repairs)
19) League of Nations—peace organization which started after WWI
20) William II (Kaiser Wilhelm II)