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Allies
Aliies were countries that helped fight against Germany during the World Wars. |
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| the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War [image] |
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Armistice
Armistice gurantees peace between opponents to discuss peace terms. |
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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)
Black Hand (Princip) was an organized secret society in Serbia that took part in the Pan-Slavism nationalist movement. |
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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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Central powers
Central powers included Germany, Austira-Hungary, and other nations that went against 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 [image] |
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Fourteen Points (Wilson)
Fourteen Points (Wilson) were fourteen goals that were announced by President Woodrow Wilson to Congress. |
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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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Imperialism
Imperialism ia a political system where one county rules over other countries. |
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a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
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Isolationism
Isolationism is a policy or doctrine that isolates one's country from the affairs of other nations. |
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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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League of Nations
League of Nations was formed following WWI, with its mission of preventing future wars. |
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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 a British luxury liner that got sunk by a Germany submarine. |
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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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Militarism
Militarism is a belief in which a country should build up their own military forces as protection and to get what they want. |
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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 desire by groups of people to form an independent country. |
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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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Neutrality
Neutrality is the state of not taking a side, mostly in wars or disputes. |
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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 is the idea of a politcal union with all Slavic people. |
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the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
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Propaganda
Propaganda is something that is spread to help or harm a certain thing or people. |
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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
Reparations is a pay for something that was injustice. |
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| the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice [image] |
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Schlieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan was the overall strategic plan for victory in the early 20th century. |
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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 was the conflicting European claims to African territory during the 1880s and 1914. |
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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
Stalemate is a situation in which neither side can many any further actions. |
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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 peace treaty signed between Ukranian People's Republic and the 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 Ukrainian... [image] |
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Trenches
Trenches are narrow holes dug into the ground. |
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| a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground [image] |
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Ultimatum
Ultimatum is a threat that if something is not done at a certain time, they will get punished. |
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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)
Verailles (Paris Peace Conference) is a city that is best known for its palace, where ending treaty of WWI was signed. |
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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 ("No man's land") is an area where many of the battles of WWI were fought. |
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an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought.
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