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SS WWI
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nationalist Group | groups of people who support nationalism, to call for independence |
| Militarism | fascination with the glory of war and the power of military |
| Arms Race | building huge armies and navies to outdo rival nations and protect world interests |
| Alliance | agreements among competing blocs nation to help each other if war broke out |
| Mobilization | or the assembly and movement of troops |
| Entente | an understanding between nations |
| Balance of Power | a situation in which each side has equal power |
| Central Powers | Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire |
| Allied Power | Serbia, France, Belgium, Russia and Great Britain |
| Neutrality | a policy of not taking sides |
| Front | is a line along which opposing armies face each other |
| Trench Warfare | soldiers fought from two lines of trenches, or ditches |
| Civillians | nonmilitary citizens, pushed the death toll even higher |
| Propaganda | information designed to influence public opinions |
| Soviets | committees, to represent their interests |
| Bolsheviks | thought a small group could achieve the goal of overthrowing the government through the use of force |
| Vladmir Lenin | was the leader of the Bolsheviks |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | future king of Austria-Hungary and his assassination started WWI |
| Lawrence of Arabia | a British officer in the Middle East, urged Arab leaders to revolt against the Ottomans |
| Woodrow Wilson | the president of the U.S during WWI and one of the leaders of the Big Four |
| Armistice | cease-fire |
| Big Four | planned to draft a treaty for each of the five "losing" Germany, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary |
| Compromise | settlements in which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement |
| Fourteen Points | President Wilson outlined his plans for a "lasting peace" in a document |
| Reparation | payments for the costs of war |
| League of Nations | a peacekeeping organization that could fix unfair treaty terms later |
| Treaty of Versailles | a treaty between the Allies and Germany |
| Mandates | the League of Nations governed each territory but allowed a member territory to run it |
| Balfour Declaration | promised Jews a homeland in Palestine. Jewish settlement of the territory led to creation of Israel after WWI |
| Treaty | is an agreement worked out between two or more nations or leaders |
| Propaganda | information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause |
| David Lloyd George | one of the leaders of the Big Four |
| George Clemenceau | one of the leaders of the Big Four |
| Vittorio Orlando | one of the leaders of the Big Four |
| Buffers | what Germany had to pay for the destruction of war |
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