World War I Vocabulary

Intense loyalty to one’s nation or group and promotion of its interests above all others.

• Ethnic Group

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliance System

A minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a country; people who share a common language and traditions.

• Ethnic Group

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliance System

A buildup of military strength within a country over many years.

• Ethnic Group

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliance System

Defense agreements among nations.

• Balance of Power

• Militarism

• U-boat

• Alliance System

The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another.

• Balance of Power

• Militarism

• U-boat

• Alliance System

German Submarine in World Wars 1 and 2.

• Balance of Power

• Lusitania

• U-boat

• Propaganda

Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion.

• Revolution

• Autocracy

• Propaganda

• Balance of Power

A war to overthrow a government.

• Revolution

• Autocracy

• Propaganda

• Balance of Power

Government in which one person has unlimited power.

• Revolution

• Autocracy

• Propaganda

• Balance of Power

A group that travels with something, such as a ship, to protect it.

• Convoy

• Armistice

• U-Boat

• Revolution