WWI
(World War I)
Vocabulary and
Key Terms
Don’t we already know these?
• Alliance
friendship or partnership
• Imperialism the practice of building an empire in order
to gain military, economic and political
power
• Isolationism the practice of avoiding involvement in the
affairs of others
nationalism
(n.)
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Description:
Part of Speech: NOUN
• belief that your
nation is better than
all others
Word Relatives:
nationalistic (adj.)
nationalist (n.)
If I were a ______________, I
would…
militarism (n.)
Description:
Level of Understanding:
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• a strong value of military
beliefs on a society
Part of Speech: NOUN
Word Relatives:
military (n.)
militaristic (adj.)
Give an example of
_____________ by writing
your own sentence.
neutrality (n.)
Description:
• not taking sides
Level of Understanding:
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Part of Speech: NOUN
Word Relatives:
neutral (adj.)
In a sentence, give an example of
someone/something being neutral.
mobilize
Level of Understanding:
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(v.)
Description:
• to prepare for war
Part of Speech:
VERB
Word Relatives:
mobilized (v)
mobilizing (v)
mobilization (n.)
How do
nations
mobilize for
war?
stalemate (n.)
Level of Understanding:
1
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Description:
Part of Speech: NOUN
• a situation where no
one can win
Word Relatives:
The picture to the left is
an
of _______
because …
treaty (n.)
Level of Understanding:
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Part of Speech: NOUN
Description:
• a formal agreement
between nations
Word Relatives:
treaties (n.)
Mine:
The US and Mexico signed
a _______ to allow Mexican
trucks to travel on US roads.
Yours:
The US and Mexico signed
a _______ to …