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World War 1 Vocabulary
1Black Hand
- Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
- area between the trenches
- German submarine
- Serbian nationalists responsible for assassinating Archduke
2Allied Powers
- area between the trenches/ very dangerous
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Spain and Bulgaria
- German submarine
- France, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, United States
3Trench Warfare
- area between the trenches
- Serbian nationalist group
- assassination of this heir to Austrian throne
- use of deep, narrow ditches to protect soldiers
4Franz Ferdinand
- Serbian nationalist group
- assassination of this heir to the Austrian throne
- an agreement to stop fighting
- use of deep, narrow ditches to protect soldiers
5Armistice
- Serbian nationalist group
- taking no side in the conflict
- competition among nations to have the most weapons.
- an agreement to stop fighting
6Central Powers
- Great Britain, France, and Russia in years before WWI
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Spain and Bulgaria
- France, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, United States
- Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI
7Neutrality
- Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
- German submarine
- taking no side in the conflict
- competition among nations to have the most weapons.
8Triple Entente
- Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years before WWI.
- Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Spain and Bulgaria
- France, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, United States
9U-Boat
- German submarine
- use of deep, narrow ditches to protect soldiers
- taking no side in the conflict
- competition among nations to have the most weapons
10Arms Race
- A military alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia
- competition among nations to have the most weapons.
- use of deep, narrow ditches to protect soldiers
- assassination of this heir to the Austrian throne
11No Man's Land
- assassination of this heir to the Austrian throne
- an agreement to stop fighting
- area between the trenches/ very dangerous
- competition among nations to have the most weapons.
12Triple Alliance
- Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Spain and Bulgaria
- Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding WWI
- France, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, United States