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World War I - Ch. 13

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militarism The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war.
Triple Alliance An alliance formed in 1881 that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Kaiser Wilhelm II German king in late 1800s, who forced Otto von Bismarck to resign from being Chancellor and who increased Germany's militaristic efforts.
Triple Entente An alliance formed in 1907 between Russia, Britain, and France.
Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
Allied Powers Russia, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and (later) the U.S.
Western Front A region in Eastern France where Allied and Central Power force fought a long and bloody stalemate.
Schlieffen Plan Germany's plan to defeat the Allies. The plan called for attacking and defeating France in the west and then rushing east to fight Russia.
trench warfare A type of warfare predominant on the Western Front. Soldiers fought from trenches, which resulted in large losses of life but very small land gains.
Eastern Front A stretch of battlefield along the German-Russian border, where Russians and Serbs fought Germans and Austro-Hungarians.
unrestricted submarine warfare Announced in 1917, the Germans planned to attack any ship in the waters off the British coast.
total war countries devoted all their resources to war effort.
rationing People could only buy small amounts of those items that were also needed for the war effort.
propaganda one-sided information designed to persuade.
armistice an agreement to stop fighting.
Woodrow Wilson member of the Big Four; President of the United States, who developed the Fourteen Points as a way to ensure just and lasting peace.
Georges Clemenceau member of the Big Four; Prime Minister of France, who wanted to punish Germany very severely for WWI.
Fourteen Points A series of proposals made by Woodrow Wilson that outlined a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace.
self-determination allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live.
Treaty of Versailles A peace treaty signed between Germany and the Allies on June 28th,1919.
League of Nations An international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations.
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