Unit 6 Imperialism
Vocab
Industrial Revolution
O The period that saw the transition to new
manufacturing processes and new forms of
machinery. Lasted from 1760 to sometime
between 1820 and 1840.
Nationalism
O patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
Imperialism
O a policy of extending a country's power and
influence through diplomacy or military
force.
Woodrow Wilson
O 28th President of the United States; led the
United States in World War I and secured
the formation of the League of Nations
(1856-1924)
Franz Ferdinand
O Austrian archduke whose assassination by a
Serbian nationalist sparked World War I.
Wilhelm 11
O last German Emperor and King of Prussia,
ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom
of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9
November 1918.
Lenin
O Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier
1918–24.
Lloyd George
O British Prime Minister of the Wartime
Coalition Government (1916–22), during
and immediately after the First World War
Clemenceau
O French politician who served as prime
minister (1906-1909 and 1917-1920) and
played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of
Versailles (1919).
Lusitania
O 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.
Unrestricted Submarine
Warfare
O a type of naval warfare in which submarines
sink vessels such as freighters and tankers
without warning
Zimmermann Telegram
O A secret German communication sent to
Mexican officials asking Mexico to go to war
with the United States
Central Powers
O Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) in World
War I.
Triple Entente
O Alliance between Russia, France, and Great
Britain during the First World War. Later the
United States would join this group.
Trench Warfare
O a type of combat in which opposing troops
fight from trenches facing each other.
La Revanche
O a usually political policy designed to recover
lost territory or status
Marne
O A river in France and the site of a World War
I battle in northwestern France where the
Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
Verdun
O A city in France and site of a a battle in
World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest
fighting in World War I the German offensive
was stopped
Armistice
O an agreement made by opposing sides in a
war to stop fighting for a certain time; a
truce.
Treaty of Versailles
O one of the peace treaties at the end of
World War I. It ended the state of war
between Germany and the Allied Powers.
War Guilt Clause/ Article 231
O he opening article of the reparations section
of the Treaty of Versailles, it blamed
Germany for the war