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World History - February Key Terms
Nationalism – The extreme pride in one’s nation or country (pg. 334)
Militarism – Rapid buildup of military (pg. 506)
Mobilize – To organize or prepare military (pg. 506)
Triple Alliance – Included Germany , Austria-Hungary, and Italy (eventually left)
Triple Entente – Included Britain, France, and Russia (pg. 507)
Kaiser Wilhelm II – German leader that was threatening expansion
(pg. 507-509)
Balkan Powder Keg – (June 28, 1914) was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand in which the assassination was done by the Black Hand a Serbian Nationalist Group
and some Serbian officials were implicated in the plot (pg. 509)
Francis Ferdinand – Archduke of Russia who was assassinated by the “Black Hand” (pg. 509)
Serbia – Did not abide to an ultimatum that was given to them by Austria Hungary
(pg.
509 & 529)
Belligerents – Warring nations (pg. 510)
Central Powers – WWI alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire (pg.
512)
Allied Powers – Great Britain, France, Russia, and United States ( pg. 513)
The Red Baron – German Plane Fighter Ace who was shot down by a shot from the ground (pg.
514)
Propaganda – media that promote a certain cause (pg. 514)
Lusitania – Passenger ship that was sank by a German U-Boat (pg. 517)
War of Attrition – slow wearing down, each side fighting tries to outlast the other
Zimmerman Note – German telegram sent to Mexico asking them to attack the United States in
which the British Intelligence intercepted
Woodrow Wilson – United States President during WWI, Wrote 14 Points, and a member of the
Big 4
Fourteen Points – Wilson’s vision for PEACE
Armistice – Period where there is no fighting taking place, put down of arms/weapons (pg. 523)
Paris Peace Conference – meeting of victorious nations during WWI to write terms of Peace
Reparations – Payment of war damages (pg. 524)
League of Nations – World organization formed after WWI to maintain Peace
“Big Four” – On page 524 whose members include the United States w/ President Wilson,
France w/ Premier Georges Clemenceau, Great Britain w/ Prime Minister David Lloyd George,
and Italy w/ Premier Vittorio Orlando
Treaty of Versailles – Treaty between Allied and Central Powers to end WWI . It mandated
Germany to pay war reparations
Genocide – mass killing of a specific group of people (pg. 529)
World Court – Permanent Court of International Justice located at the Hague in the Netherlands
Mandate – Area usually a former colony to be administered by government of another nation
(pg. 531)