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The Great War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Militarism | The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war |
| Triple Alliance | A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | A man who had become ruler of Germany and forced Bismark to resign |
| Triple Entente | A alliance between Britain, France, and Russia |
| Schlieffen Plan | Schlieffen had planned to attack France then Russia due to Russia´s lack of railroads would have difficulty mobilizing its troops |
| Central Powers | The one side of the battle lines were Germany and Austria-Hungary |
| Allies | The other side of the battle lines were Great Britain, France, and Russia |
| Western Front | A dead-locked region in Northern France |
| Trench Warfare | The opposing armies on the Western Front had dug miles of parallel trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire |
| Eastern Front | This area was a stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border |
| Unrestricted Submarine Warfare | The Germans announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain |
| Total War | The countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort |
| Rationing | Goods that were in short supply |
| Propaganda | one-sided information designed to persuade |
| Armistice | An agreement to stop fighting |
| Woodrow Wilson | One of the Big Four that represented the United States |
| Georges Clemenceau | One of the Big Four that represented France |
| David Lloyd George | One of the Big Four that represented Great Britain |
| Fourteen Points | 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 | It was between Germany and the Allied Powers |
| League of Nations | This league was a international association whose goal would be to keep peace among nations |