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World War One Vocabulary (Vocabulary (No Man's Land (disputed ground…
World War One Vocabulary
Battles
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Battle of Somme
1 July - 18 November, 1916
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The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the allies and was the largest battle of world war one
Battle of Verdun
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The German 5th army attacked the defences of the Region Fortifiee de Verdun and those of the French 2nd army on the right bank of the meuse
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Vocabulary
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Imperialism
the actions used by one country to exercise political, economic, or military control over smaller or weaker countries
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People
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Doughboys
informal term for a member of the United States Army or Marine Corps, especially used to refer to members of the AEF in world war 1
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Red Baron
killed in aerial combat on April 21, 1918
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transferred to the air service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of Jasta 2 in 1916
Technology
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Vehicles
biplanes
an early type of aircraft with two pairs of wings, one above the other
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zeppelins
a large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework. Zeppelins were used during World War I for reconnaissance and bombing, and after the war as passenger transports until the 1930s
battleships
a heavy warship of a type built chiefly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with extensive armor and large-caliber guns
u-boats
nickname for submarines, from the German word unterseeboot
Others
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barbed wire
wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction
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Events
Zimmermann telegraph
a secret, encoded message sent by Germany to Mexico, promising an alliance if the U.S. entered WW1
Lusitania
A British passenger liner that was torpedoed by a German u-bat on May 7, 1915; 1,198 died including 128 Americans
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Vocabulary
Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, and the US in 1917
Fourteen Points
the peace plan to end WW1 and restructure the countries of Europe, proposed by President Wilson
League Of Nations
an association of nations to preserve peace and resolve international disputes proposed in Wilson's fourteen points
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Vocabulary
Convoy
a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troop, warships, or other vehicles for protection
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Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
Contraband
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imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty
Communism
a political theory derived form Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
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No Man's Land
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land or area that is unowned, uninhabited, or undesirable
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Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres
19 October - 22 November, 1914
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More than 100,000 casualties
Second Battle of Ypres
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First mass use of poison gas by the German army; included first victories of a former colonial nation {Canada} over a European power {Germany} on European soil.
around 100,000 casualties
Battle of Passchendaele
31 July - 10 November, 1917
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400,000 to 8000,000 casualties
Battle of the Lys
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around 200,000 casualties
Fifth Battle of Ypres
28 September - 2 October, 1918
an informal name given to a series of battles in northern France and southern Belgium, also known as Advanced of Flanders and Battle of the Peaks of Flanders
around 10,000 allied casualties; German casualties unknown