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WWI Vocab
Unit 1
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10th Grade
10/23/2017

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 Neutrality

 

In this body he served in 1789-1796, supported Hamilton's financial measures, Washington's neutrality proclamation and the Jay Treaty, and became one of the recognized leaders of the Federalist party.

Definition

the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality.

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Pan-Slavism

 

Russian authorities likewise feared insurrection, should a Pan-Slavism movement gain too much clout.

Definition

a movement which crystallized in the mid-19th century, is the political ideology concerned with the advancement of integrity and unity for the Slavic peoples.

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Black-Hand

 

The seven members of the Black Hand group also lined the route.

Definition

secret Serbian society of the early 20th century that used terrorist methods to promote the liberation of Serbs outside Serbia from Habsburg or Ottoman rule and was instrumental in planning the assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914), precipitating the outbreak of World War I

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Schlieffen Plan

 

The Schlieffen Plan was to go through Paris and attack but Britain was not going to let that happen.

Definition

Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen, the Chief of the Imperial Army German General Staff from 1891 to 1906, devised a deployment plan for a war-winning offensive, in a one-front war against the French Third Republic from 1905–06.

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Nationalism

 

Yet probably to no one man, except perhaps to Washington, does American nationalism owe so much as to Hamilton.

Definition

patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.

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Militarism

 

Those who believe in militarism are not put off by the idea of war.

Definition

the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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Imperialism

 

The nation’s imperialism has once again led to a war with a country that refuses to be controlled by outside authorities

Definition

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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Alliance System

 

So far the party has refrained from formal alliance with the other great parties of the state.

Definition

The alliance system was one of the main causes of World War One.

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Triple Alliance

 

The Triple Alliance, was a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

Definition

The Triple Alliance, also known as the Triplice, was a secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed on 20 May 1882 and renewed periodically until it expired in 1915 during World War I.

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Term

Cordiale Entente

 

The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic. 

Definition

The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations.

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