World War One Vocabulary

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World War One Vocabulary . MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : Loyalty and devotion to a country . WORD : Nationalism. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD !. USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE . Sometimes extreme nationalism is not good for a country. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WORLD WAR ONE VOCABULARY

WORD:

Nationalism 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

 Loyalty and devotion to a country

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

Sometimes extreme nationalism is not good for a country.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

militarism 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

A policy of aggressive military preparedness 

 

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

The United States practices militarism in getting ready for battle.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD: 

 Alliances

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

 A bond or connection between countries

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:

Countries that have alliances protect each other.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

Assassination

 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :   

 To murder a prominent person by sudden or secret attack

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:

Many important leaders have died through assassination.

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IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

U-Boats 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

   Submarines 

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

Germany had a large supply of u-boats in World War One.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

Trench Warfare

 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :   warfare in which opposing forces attack from a system of trenches protected by barbed wire

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

In trench warfare, soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout trenches.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

treaty 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

  an agreement made by negotiations of countries, usually after war

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

Most of the time, a treaty is signed in Paris, France to end a war.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

Armistice 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

 suspension of hostilities by agreement between opponents (stop a war)

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

An armistice is an agreement that stops the war.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

Neutral  MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

    not choosing sides

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

The United States tried to remain neutral at the start of World War I.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

telegram 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

 a message sent by a telegraph, which is an electric device that sends messages by code over wires

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:

The German Secretary of State sent a telegram to the Mexican government with a plan to keep the US out of the war in Europe.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:

  Zeppelin

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :  an airship filled with gas; blimp

 

 

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE:

The Germans used Zeppelins as bombers and scouts in WWI.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD: 

Invasion

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

 entrance of an army into a country for a conquest

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

The invasion by Germany into France had a significant impact on WWI.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD: 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

    

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:  

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

    

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD:  

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : 

 

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

WORD: 

 

MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

 

 

USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.

IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

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