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1. Allies
Allies help each other out in times of need. |
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| the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War [image] |
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2. Armistice
Armistice was called in the near aftermath of WWI |
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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)
The Black Hand was a Slavic terrorist group. |
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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
The Central Powers did not win the war. |
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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)
President Wilson wanted peace, so he came up with the 14 points |
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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 seems very controversial. |
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a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
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7. Isolationism
Belgium practiced isolationism during WWI |
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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
Ironically, The United States did not join the 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. [image] |
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9. Lusitania (U. Boat)
Sinking the Lusitania was a very bad move made by Germany. |
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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 one if the main reasons leading up to WWI |
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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 [image] |
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11. Nationalism
Nationalism was another reason for WWI. |
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| the desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language etc to form an independent country [image] |
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12. Neutrality
The United States claimed neutrality at first. |
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the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute
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13. Pan-Slavism
A Pan-Slavism terrorist group killed the archduke and kicked off WWI. |
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the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
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14. Propaganda
The United States created the most propaganda than the other nations during WWI. |
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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
Germany had a lot of reparations to make after WWI. |
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the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice
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16. Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was an unsuccessful strategy. |
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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 [image] |
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17. Scramble for Africa
The scramble for Africa raised tensions between nations in Europe. |
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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
Many stalemates were called in trench warfare. |
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| A situation in contest in which neither side can make any further worthwhile action [image] |
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19. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a treaty for land. |
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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... [image] |
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20. Trenches
Trenches were used on the front lines of the war. |
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| a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground [image] |
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21. Ultimatum
The Austria-Hungary empire offered an ultimatum after their archduke was assassinated |
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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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22. Versailles (Paris Peace Conference)
The treaty that ended WWI was signed in Versailles. |
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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. [image] |
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23. Western Front ("No man's land")
Germany had two fronts, the western front, and eastern front. |
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| an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought. [image] |
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