WWI
Trenches and doughboys
WWI is an abbreviation for World War I, the global conflict fought from 1914 to 1918, primarily in Europe.
The abbreviation appears in casual writing and speech: My great-grandfather fought in WWI.
Also written as WW1 or W.W.I.
Agreed halt to fighting
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
- silenceTotal lack of sound
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- tankLarge storage vessel
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
- zeppelinRigid lighter-than-air craft
U-boat · dreadnought · bayonet · shrapnel · barrage · convoy · camouflage · flamethrower
Carved-log canoe
- parapetLow wall at edge
- duckboardsSlatted boards over wet surfaces
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
- stand-toMilitary readiness command
sapping · revetment · mud · rats · lice · stalemate · Somme · Verdun
Murder of a prominent figure
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- militarismPro-force national policy
French river, WWI battlefield
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
Those killed or wounded
- widowsSurviving female spouses
- orphansChildren whose parents died
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
futility · devastation · atrocity · trauma · bereavement · carnage
Negotiation between nations
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- pactsFormal binding agreements
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
Ill-fated German dirigible
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
artillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
zeppelin · U-boat · dreadnought · bayonet · shrapnel · barrage · convoy · camouflage · flamethrower · howitzer
dugout
Carved-log canoe
- parapetLow wall at edge
- duckboardsSlatted boards over wet surfaces
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
stand-to · sapping · revetment · mud · rats · lice · stalemate · Somme · Verdun · Ypres
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
militarism · colonialism · Balkans · ultimatum · mobilization
Somme
French river, WWI battlefield
rationing
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
censorship · Lusitania · ANZAC · doughboys · Tommies
casualties
Those killed or wounded
mourning · futility · devastation · atrocity · trauma · bereavement · carnage
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- pactsFormal binding agreements
- entanglementState of being intertwined
Hindenburg
Ill-fated German dirigible
- 20th Century HistoryGreat Depression, Russian Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution, Treaty of Versailles, Roaring Twenties
- British historyWilliam the Conqueror, Victorian era, Elizabethan era, English Civil War, Tudor era
- American WarsRevolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War II
- Warscivil war, cold war, Korean War, Gulf War, Vietnam War
- Belgian HistoryBelgium, independence movement, King Leopold, constitutional monarchy, national congress
- George Vmonarch, House of Windsor, Queen Mary, beard, radio broadcast
WWIWWII
1939-45 global conflict
World War II · World War 2 · WW2 · Korean War · Vietnam War
WWIpeace
Freedom from disturbance
armistice · peacetime · interwar period · Pax Romana · détente
- WWI historyStudy of 1914-1918
- WWI veteransSoldiers from 1914-1918 conflict
- WWI memorialsStructures honoring 1914-1918 dead