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World War I
Vocabulary about World War I
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10th Grade
10/30/2012

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Imperialism
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A policy in which a strong nations seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially.
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Nationalism
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The belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation—that is, to the people with whom they share a culture and history—rather than a king or empire.
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Militarism
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A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
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Triple Alliance
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A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I
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Triple Entente
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A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I
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Central Powers
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In World War I, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary along with other nations that fought on their side.
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Allies
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In World War I, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia along with other nations that fought on their side
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Western Front
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In World War I, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
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Schlieffen Plan
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Germany’s plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia
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Trench Warfare
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A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefields
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Eastern Front
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In World War I, the region along the German-Russian border where Russian and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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The use of submarines to sink without warning any ship (including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in an enemy’s waters.
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Total War
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A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort.
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Rationing
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The limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy—often imposed by governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply.
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Propaganda
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Information of material spread to advance a cause to damage an opponent’s cause
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Armistice
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An agreement to stop fighting
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Ruler of Germany during World War I who wanted to show how powerful the Germany military was.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Definition
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated on June 28, 1914 triggering the start of World War I.
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Lusitania
Definition
A British passenger ship that was sunk on May 7, 1915 killing 128 U.S citizens.
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Zimmerman Note
Definition
A telegraph from Germany to Mexico in February 1917 intercepted by the U.S, in which Germany promised to help Mexico reconquer the United States if Mexico would ally with Germany in the war.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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In March 1918 Germany and Russia signed this treaty, ending the war between the two countries.
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Alliance
Definition
A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
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