Vocab history

Triple Alliance a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding WW1. Triple Entente a military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the yearspreceding WW1.Kaiser Wilhelm II a German emperor. Schrieffer Plan Germany's military plan at the outbreak of WW11, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east toattack Russia. Central Powers the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side. Allies the nations of Great Britian, France,and Russia, along with theother nations that fought on their side; also the group of nations including Great Britian,the Soviet Union, and the United States. Western Front the region of northern France where the forces of theAllies and the Central Powers battled each other. Trench Warfare a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield. Eastern Front the region along theGerman-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare the use of submarines to sink without warning any ship, found in an enemy's waters.Total War a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort. Rationing the limiting of the amount of goods people can buy, often imposed by governments duringwar time, when goods are in short supply.
Propaganda information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause. Armistice an agreement to stop fighting. Zimmermann NoteMessage sent by the German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to Mexico attempting to gain assistance in World War One. It was intercepted by the allies and contributed to the US public’s support for theirentry into the war. Lusitania 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. Fourteen Points a...