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| 1. Allies Russia and Serbia were allies during world war I. |
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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 Gremany and France formed an armistice during the first world 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) Gavrillo Princip was the leader of the Black Hand. |
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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[image] |
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| 4. Central powers The Central Powers founght against the Allies in World War I. |
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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) President Woodrow Wilson came up with fourteen points/goals after World War I. |
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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. |
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| 6. Imperialism European Imperialism started in the late 1800's. |
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| a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries[image] |
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| 7. Isolationism America practiced isolationism when they decided to be independent and alone during World War I. |
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| [image]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 League of Nations was formed in order for all the Nations to agree to peace and not have wars again. |
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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 an event leading to America's participation in World War I. |
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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 was encouraged in places like Germany. |
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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 was seen as important to many people of the same race and origin. |
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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 America was in the state of Neutrality in the beginning of the first world war. |
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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 a movement in the mid 19th century. |
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| the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.[image] |
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| 14. Propaganda During the first World War both sides used propaganda to shape international opinion. |
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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 Serbia made reparations to Austria-Hungary after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. |
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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 was the German army's plan for war against France and Russia. |
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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 when the European nations divided up Africa amongst themselves. |
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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 Both Germany and Britain faced stalemate during World War I because Germany was running out of Weapons and Britain was practically bankrupt. |
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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 prevented any wars between the Central Powers and the Ukrainian People's Republic. |
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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...
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| 20. Trenches Trenches helped many of the soldiers stay hidden and lay low during the war, but at the same time, still attack the other side. |
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a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground
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| 21. Ultimatum Austria-Hungary made an Ultimatum to Serbia for 'revenge' of killing Franz Ferdinand. |
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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:
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| 22. Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) Versailles was a peace conference that finally ended World War I. |
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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.
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| 23. Western Front ("No man's land") The Western Front did not belong to any specific nation, it was just an area where many battles were fought. |
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an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought.
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