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the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War
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a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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| a secret society founded in the Kingdom of Serbia in May 1911, as part of the Pan-Slavism nationalist movement, with the intention of uniting all of the territories containing South Slav populations (Serbs, Croats, Macedonians, Slovenes, etc) annexed by Austria-Hungary |
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| in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies |
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| Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I. President Woodrow Wilson announced these to Congress in early 1918. |
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a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
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| the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements. |
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was the predecessor to the U.N. It was formed following World War I, and its mission was to prevent future wars.
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a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
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| the belief that a country should build up its military forces and use them to protect itself and get what it wants |
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| the desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language etc to form an independent country |
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the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute
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the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
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| information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. |
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| the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice |
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| was the German General Staff 's early 20th century overall strategic plan for victory both on the Western Front against France and against Russia in the east, taking advantage of expected differences in the three countries' speed in preparing for war |
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| also known as the Race for Africa, was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and the First World War in 1914 |
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A situation in contest in which neither side can make any further worthwhile action
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was a peace treaty signed on February 9 1918, at Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The peace negotiations The Ukrainian...
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a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground
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| a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them: |
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| Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) |
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| A city of north-central France west-southwest of Paris. It is best known for its magnificent palace, built by Louis XIV in the mid-17th century, where the treaty ending World War I was signed in 1919. |
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| Western Front ("No man's land") |
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| an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought. |
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