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World War 1
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nationalism | Thinking that your country is the best having pride and joy in your country. During World War 1 many countries thought they were better than other countries |
| militarism | The belief that a nation needs a large military force. Many coutries were building up arms weapons before World War 1 |
| Imperialism | Taking over an smaller country with a weak government. Before World War Britain,Germany,France, and Italy were all competing to get the most land in Africa and Asia since they had less colonies their. |
| Isolationism | to not want to put your county in the affairs of other countries. |
| Lusitania | Was a British ship carrying more than 2,000 people was hit by German submarines killing 1,198 people,128 Americans. One of the main causes United States joined the war |
| Zimmermann Telegram | a message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas,New Mexico,and Arizona if the United States entered World War 1 |
| Central Powers | One side of the war. including Austria-Hungary,Germany,the Ottoman Empire,and Bulgaria. |
| Allied Powers | One side if the war, including Sebia,Russia,France,Great Britain,and seven other countries |
| neutrality | when a country decides not to join the war. |