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World War 1 : Vocab
World History 2C
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History
10th Grade
03/31/2017

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Allies

 

France were Allies with Britain. 

Definition

the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War

 

 

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Armistice

 

 

Armistace  should have been made before war started.

Definition

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

 

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Black Hand

 

The Black Hand made actions that triggered the war.

Definition

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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Central Powers

 

 

The Central Powers were in an uncomfortable spott.

Definition

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 Points

 

 

 

Fourteen Points better have been very reasonable and have a lot of meaning.

Definition

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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Imperialism

 

 

The Ottoman Empire was a part of Imperialism.

Definition

a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries

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Isolationalism

 

 

 

Russia practiced Isolationalism before the war ended.

Definition

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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Leage of Nations

 

 

 

 

 The Leag of Nations was like a committee. 

Definition

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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Lusitania (U. Boat)

 

 

I feel the Lusitania was very costly.

Definition

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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Militarism

 

 

Militarism was one of the many reasons the war started.

Definition

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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Nationalism

 

 

 

The United States is a country of Nationalism.

Definition

the desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language etc to form an independent country

 

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Neutrality

 

 

 

There were not many countries of Neutrality,

Definition

the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute

 

 

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Pan-Slavism

 

 

 

 

The group of Pan-Slavism  did not want anyother races.

Definition

the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.

 

 

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Propaganda

 

This recent election had alot of Propaganda.

Definition

information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

 

 

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Reparations

 

 

 

 

 

Reparations must have been done after the war.

Definition

the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice

 

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Schlieffen Plan

 

 

 

Schlieffen Plan was a extreemly prepared man.

Definition

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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Scramble for Africa

 

 

The Scramble for African  I am sure was another reason for war.

Definition

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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Stalemate

 

 

Once sides came to Stalemate they do not have the dessire for war.

Definition

A situation in contest in which neither side can make any further worthwhile action

 

 

 

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

 

 

 

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was made with many countries.

Definition

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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Trenches

 

 

 

The Trenches were very depended on by soldiers. 

Definition

a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground

 

 

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Ultimatum

 

 

I would fear gettin an Ultimatum.

Definition

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)

 

 

 

I wonder if the Versailles is still open and exist today.

Definition

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")

 

 

The Western Front was the most violent place. 

Definition

an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought.

 

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