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WWI
The Great War
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Social Studies
9th Grade
05/16/2013

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WWI
Definition
A war that emcompassed most of the industrialized nations from 1914-1918
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Communism
Definition
Old system of government in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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Woodrow Wilson
Definition
The 28th President of the United States that led the country through WWI and founded the League of Nations.
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
Ended WWI, required Germany to pay billions of dollars, established the League of Nations, U.S. never signed it.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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A message sent by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico proposing an alliance between Mexico and Germany if the U.S. entered WWI.
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Allies
Definition
The alliance between France, Britain, United States, and other countries during WWI fighting against the Central Powers.
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Nationalism
Definition
The doctrine that your national culture and interest are superior to any other.
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during WWI.
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Fascism
Definition
An extreme form of Nationalism that played on fears of communism and rejected individual freedom, liberal individualism, democracy, and limitations on the state.
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Fourteen Points
Definition
President Woodrow Wilson's goals for the end of WWI
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Herbert Hoover
Definition
President of the United States during the Great Depression.
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Imperialism
Definition
A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries.
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Trench Warfare
Definition
Opposing armies fighting from behind fixed fortifications.
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Dictator
Definition
A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner.
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Dollar Diplomacy
Definition
Under the Progressive President William Howard Taft Taft encouraged bankers and business to invest money in Latin America with the aim of maintaining stability in that region.
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Kaiser
Definition
The German word for Emperor.
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Franz Ferdinand
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The Archduke of Austria who was assassinated thus beginning WWI.
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Armistance
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To preserve peace by meeting the demands of an aggressor.
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Axis
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A group of countries in a special alliance.
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U-boats
Definition
German Submarines during WWI (and WWII)
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