Unit 1 - Word definitions

Origins of World War 1 - you will need to know these words really well - can you try and match up the words to the definitions?

 

Rememvber - words you struggle to work out the definition for are words you will struggle to place in the exam.

alliance	The title used to refer to the emperor of Russia (used until the 1917 Russian revolution which ended Tsar rule and introduced communism.
ally	An industrial region on the borders of France and Germany that was annexed by Germany in 1871 at the end of the Franco- Prussian war.
The Balkans	The policy that Britain had at the end of the 19th Century to stay isolated from any of the alliances in Europe.
Tsar	The title used to refer to the emperor of Germany which was used until the end of World War 1 in 1918.
Kaiser	A friend you can rely on.
Alsace and Lorraine	The countries in south-eastern Europe that included Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia.
Autocratic	Dutch farmers who had settled in South Africa and were fighting to keep their independence from Britain.
A republic	A word used to mean British
Isolation	Having complete power.
‘splendid isolation’	A country which is independent and has a democratically elected parliament, a president and a Prime Minister.
The Boers	Being alone
Anglo	An agreement between two or more countries to support each other in times of difficulty/war.