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History
10th Grade
03/31/2017

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1. Allies

 

Allies are like mexico and the united states

Definition

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

 

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2. Armistice

 

Armistice was greatly big during slavism

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

 

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3. Black Hand (Princip)

 

Black hand a violent but very stupid group

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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4. Central powers

 

Central powers run mostly everything around the world

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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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5. Fourteen Points (Wilson)

 

Fourteen points was one of the biggest negotiation durring world war 1

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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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6. Imperialism

 

Imperialism was made greatly throughout africa

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

 

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7. Isolationism

 

Isolationism is what north korea did isolated from the rest of the world

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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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8. League of Nations

 

Where the united nations first formed league of nations

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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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9. Lusitania (U. Boat)

 

Lusitania was dramatic like the titanic

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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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10. Militarism

 

like being armed with a weapon in case of trouble but instead a huge army to defend from enemies militarism

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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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11. Nationalism

 

racist like a specific group of colored or different people nationalism

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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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12. Neutrality

 

two friends are fighting yet i dont take anyones side neutrality

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

 

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13. Pan-Slavism

 

kind of different people like slaves to them pan-slavism

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

 

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14. Propaganda

 

rumors like when females gossip and create propaganda

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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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15. Reparations

 

getting better like if something breaks reperations

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

 

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16. Schlieffen Plan

 

smart people like schlieffen wins wars like the schlieffen plan

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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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17. Scramble for Africa

 

the fight over africas resources and goods scramble for africa

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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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18. Stalemate

 

stalemate neither like a president

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

 

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19. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

 

treaty ofbrest-litovsk was great at the time

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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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20. Trenches

 

the games call of duty uses trenches so soldiers can take cover in

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a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground

 

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21. Ultimatum

 

ultimatum somone that punishes you or presses you

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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22. Versailles (Paris Peace Conference)

 

versailles great city like san diego

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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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23.Western Front ("No man's land")

 

where war is the harshest many do not come back right or alive western front

Definition

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

 

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