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| Belief in the right of the Bosnia people to have their own Slavic state based on shared ethnic and religious backgrounds. |
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| An agreement between two nations promising to aid one another if attacked by a third power. |
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| The practice of building larger and more innovative armed forces to compete with other countries. |
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| A form of warfare in which both combatants occupy static fortified fighting lines. This kept the western front of WWI virtually the same for four years. |
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| The peace treaty signed at the Palace of Versailles near Paris ending World War I. |
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| The Treaty of Versailles required the defeated Germany to pay for the damages the war had inflicted on the Allies. |
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| The WWI system under which France controlled Lebanon and Syria while Great Britain controlled Palestine and Iraq. These nations did not officially "own" the territories. |
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| Russian Czar Nicholas II was the last of the Romanov family to rule Russia. He lost power due to economic and military failures. |
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| Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the heir to this empire and his assassination was a catalyst for the war. The failure of this ruling family was based in cultural and economic apathy. |
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| unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| One of the main reasons the United States entered WWI was Germany's continued attacks on U.S. vessels. |
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| African Americans moved to the North by the thousands and established themselves in ethnically distinct and culturally rich neighborhoods. |
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| President Woodrow Wilson's plan for establishing and maintaining peace in Europe. |
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| An international membership of countries that would serve a peacekeeping function. |
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| This legislation prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors." |
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| Granted American women the right to vote. |
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