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7-4.1
Causes of World War I
Term | Definition |
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Militarism | building up bigger and more powerful armies and navies |
Alliances | understanding between nations to help each other |
Imperialism | when one country takes over another for its resources |
Nationalism | fighting for the freedom and the protection of a nation's culture and heritage |
Triple Entente/Allied Powers | Britain, France, Russia |
Triple Alliance/Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
Front | a line along which opposing armies face each other |
Trench Warfare | soldiers fought from two trenches, or ditches |
Bolshevik Revolution | Russian Revolution (Soviet Union) |
Vladimir Lenin | leader of the Bolsheviks |
Lusitania | British passenger ship sunk by a German u-boat |
Zimmerman Telegram | sent by Germany to Mexico asking for help to fight in exchange for US land |
Woodrow Wilson | US President during the Great War |