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#1: Allies



The allies made a plan to destroy the rest of its enemies 

Definition

the countries that fought together against Germany during the First and Second World War


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#2: Armistice



The Countries used many Armistice to fight against the enemies. 

Definition

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms


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#3: Black Hand (Princip)



The plan that helped the armies were the black hand. 

Definition

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 powers



The central powers were germany and france.

Definition

n World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies


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#5: Fourteen Points (Wilson)




The things needed to live a peacful life were the fourteen points.

Definition

Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I. President Woodrow Wilson announced these to Congress in early 1918


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#6: Imperialism



Germany wanted to imperialize many more.






Definition

a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries



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#7: Isolationism



Germany made an isolationism to the rest of the country after ww1.

Definition

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


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#8: League of Nations



The Luegue of nations helped preven any other wars in the future.

Definition

was the predecessor to the U.N. It was formed following World War I, and its mission was to prevent future wars



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#9: Lusitania (U. Boat)




The boat Lusitania made an impact on the ww1.

Definition

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.

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#10: Militarism



Germany had the strongest militarism in the world in the ww1.

Definition

the belief that a country should build up its military forces and use them to protect itself and get what it wants




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#11: Nationalism


Germany thought they had the best nationalism.

Definition

the desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language etc to form an independent country



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#12: Neutrality



Many counties in Europedid not want to go towar so they were in Nuertrality.

Definition

the state of not taking sides, especially in a war or dispute




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#13: Pan-Slavism


Slavic people belived in Pan Slavism.

Definition

the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.

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#14: Propaganda



The propaganda made large differences in the ww1.

Definition

information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc


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#15: Reparations



The soilders ha alot of reparations after the war.




Definition

the making of amends for wrong or injury done: payback for an injustice


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#16: Schlieffen Plan



That plan that atrated the ww1 and was called Schlilieffen. 

Definition

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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#17: Scramble for Africa



The scramble for africa was when they wanted to split up the territory from the africa.

Definition

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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#18: Stalemate



The stalemate is baically a tie. 

Definition

A situation in contest in which neither side can make any further worthwhile action


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#19: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk




The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peacful document made to bring peace.



Definition

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..

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#20: Trenches


The trenches were made for soilders protection.

Definition

a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground


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#21: Ultimatum



The prisoners were Ultimatumed in the past. 

Definition

a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them:


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#22: Versailles (Paris Peace Conference)



the Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) was near the end of ww1.

Definition

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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#23: Western Front ("No man's land")



The Western Front ("No man's land") was where the war was held. 

Definition

n area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought.


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