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| 1.) Allies The Allies all resented Germany for different reasons |
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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 used to prevent or end war. |
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| a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [image] |
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| 3.) Black Hand (Princip) The Black Hand planned to assassinate Archduke Francis Ferdinand. |
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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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| 4.) Central Power The Central Powers were the main enemies of 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 [image] |
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| 5.) Fourteen Points (Wilson) The Fourteen Points were told in order to keep peace around the world. |
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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 was the political system placed upon Africa. |
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| a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries [image] |
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| 7.) Isolationism The United States believed in isolationism. |
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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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| 8.) League of Nations The League of Nations' goal was to avoid war. |
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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) The Lusitania was one of the events that started WW1. |
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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 is a right that countries should have. |
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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 played a big part in the start of WW1. |
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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 were in a state of neutrality for awhile. |
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| the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute [image] |
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| 13.) Pan-Slavism Pan-Slavism was the reason why Bosnia wanted to join with Serbia. |
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| the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples. [image] |
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| 14.) Propaganda The Central Powers used Propaganda in order to gain support from their citizens. |
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| information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. [image] |
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| 15.) Reparations Reparations are done to ensure peace. |
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| the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice [image] |
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| 16.) Schlieffen Plan The Schlieffen Plan took advantage of the country's preparation times. |
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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 was fueled by the Industrial Revolution. |
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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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| 18.) Stalemate There were times when WW1 was in a stalemate due to the lack of supplies. |
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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 signed to end conflict between the Ukrainian People 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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| 20.) Trenches Trenches were used in WW1 a lot. |
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| a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground [image] |
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| 21.) Ultimatum Austria-Hungary gave Serbia a ultimatum. |
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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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| 22.) Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) Versailles was used to sign the peace treaty for WW1. |
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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") The Western Front was where many of the battles in WW1 were fought. |
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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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