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Allies
One of the Allies was Russia. |
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the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War
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Armistice
Armistice was happening during Novemeber 11th, 1918. |
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a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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Black Hand (Princip)
Princip was the member of the terrorist group called the Black Hand. |
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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
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Central Powers
Central Powers were the enemies of the Allies. |
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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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Fourteen Points (Wilson)
Fourteen Points included the creating of league of Nations, and was made up by Wilson. |
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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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Imperialism
Imperialism started when countries were dividing African continent. |
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a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
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Isolationism
Isolationism basically meant to stay out of any wars.
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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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League of Nations
League of Nations was a part of the Fourting Points. |
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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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Lusitania (U. Boat)
Lusitania is one of the reasons why U.S. declared war on 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.
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Militarism
Miltarism is how militaries started forming. |
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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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Nationalism
Nationalism is a belief that one race should be one nationality. |
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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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Neutrality
Neutrality meant countries remaining neutral during war. |
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| the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute[image] |
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Pan-Slavism
Pan-Slavism was a movement that wanted to unite Serbia and Russia, also known as combining the Slavs into one nation. |
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| the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.[image] |
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Propaganda
Propaganda was one of the ways to make countries hate each other. |
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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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Reparations
Germany was responsible to pay for reparations. |
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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 made by the Germans in order to attack Allies one by one. |
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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
Scramble for Africa started by imperialism. |
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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[image] |
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Stalemate
Stalemate restricted actions of the both Allies and Central Powers. |
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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 was a treaty between Central Powers. |
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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 Ukra[image]inian...
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Trenches
Trenches helped soldiers to hide from enemies. |
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a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground
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Ultimatum
Ultimatum kept people in fear.
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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:[image] |
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Versailles (Paris Peace Conference)
Treaty of Versailles was the end of the Great 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")
Western Front was the area of the land where majority of the war has happened. |
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an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fough
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