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Vocab for the Causes and Consequences of World War 1
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History
10th Grade
12/08/2011

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Absolutism
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A political doctrine in which a monarch has seemingly unlimited power
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Alliances
Definition
Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one anothers defense
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Balance of Power
Definition
Distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong
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Conscription
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"The Draft", which required all young men to be ready for the military or other service
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Duma
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Elected national legislature in Russia
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Imperialism
Definition
Domination by ones country of the political, economic, and/or cultural life of another country or region
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Militarism
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Glorifacation of the military
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Proletariat
Definition
Working class
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Radicals
Definition
Those who favor extreme changes
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Reperations
Definition
Payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment
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Soviet
Definition
Council of workers and soldiers set up by Russian revolutinaries
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Trenches
Definition
A long narrow excavation in the ground where the earth is built up in front to serve as a shelter from attack or enemy fire
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Nationalism
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A strong feeling of pride and devotion to ones country
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