World War 1 Vocabulary

Assassination

Murder of a (usually prominent) person by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons

Nationalism

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country

Imperialism

Domination of one country by another

IndustrialismSocial organization in which industries are dominant

MilitarismGlorification of the military

Alliance

Formal agreement between two or more powers to work together

Entangled Alliances

Agreements with other countries that may force you into situations you may wish to avoid

Arms Race

Competition between two or more countries to have the most well armed military forces

Triple Alliance

An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WW1

Triple EntenteAn agreement between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WW1

Pan-Slavism

A form of nationalism holding that all Slavic peoples shared a common nationality

Balkans

Easternmost of Europe’s three southern peninsulas, a mountainous area characterized by political unrest

Armistice

Mutual agreement to end fighting in a war