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1 Allies
Britain was an allie in World war one |
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the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War
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2 Armistice
An armistice was signed between britain france and germany |
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| a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms[image] |
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3 Black Hand (Princip)
Gavrillo was in the black hand that came up with the plot to kill archduke |
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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[image] |
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4 Central powers
central powers was germany and its alliances |
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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[image] |
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5 Fourteen Points (Wilson)
14 points were at the end of war to spread peace |
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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.[image] |
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6 Imperialism
Imperialism was responsible for reforming the European alliances |
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a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
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7 Isolationism
us wanted isolationism and to be neutral |
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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.[image] |
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8 League of Nations
league of nations wanted to resolve international disputes |
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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.[image] |
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Lusitania (U. Boat)
Lusitania (U. Boat) was an event thst led to ww1
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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.[image] |
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10 Militarism
Militarism was much needed in ww1
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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
nationalism wants people that are the "same" to be independent |
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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
USA wanted to stay neutral in the war |
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the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute
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13 Pan-Slavism
pan slavism supports slavs |
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the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
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14 Propaganda
they used propaganda to get people into the army |
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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
reparations were needded for the war |
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the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice
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Schlieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan was germans plan to win |
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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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Scramble for Africa
europeans scrambled for african territory |
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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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Stalemate
A stalemate can stop sides from action |
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A situation in contest in which neither side can make any further worthwhile action
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended russias participation in the war |
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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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Trenches
the army hid in trenches |
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a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground
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Ultimatum
austria gave an Ultimatum to serbia |
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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)
versailles was the end of the war |
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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")
the western front is where the most of the war was at |
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an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought.
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