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WW1 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliances | a union formed for mutual benefit between countries |
| Nationalism | loyalty and devotion to a country is most important |
| Militarism | belief that the military should play a main role in society |
| Neutral | not taking either side |
| U-Boats | German submarine |
| Triple Entente | WW1 alliance first between Russia,Great Britain and France -Us later joined |
| Central Powers | WW1 alliance of Austria-Hungary,Germany and Ottoman Empire |
| Sussex Pledge | Germany promises the US that it will not bomb any passenger ships again after the Lusitania |
| Trench Warfare | trenches were long ditches in which soldiers take cover and lived in for long periods of time in wet,dirty, rat infested trenches |
| Conscientious Objector | people who refuse to go to war |
| Liberty Bonds | people would buy US bonds loaning the government money and the government would pay back after the war with intrest |
| Committee on Public Information | purpose was to encourage public support for the war using movies,posters,magazines,etc |
| Treaty of Versailles | brought and end to WW1 Germany is punished by paying war reparations |
| League of Nations | organization of nations that would work together to settle disputes,protect democracy and prevent future wars. |
| Fourteen Points | President Wilson's plan for world peace. |
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