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World War one
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Militarism | A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war |
| Triple Alliance | A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War ! |
| Kaisar Wilhelm II | He had been the ruler of Germany for two years and he was a stubborn man |
| Triple Entente | A Military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War ! |
| Schlieffen | Germany's military plan at the outbreak of World War !, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and move East to attack Russia. |
| Central Powers | The nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side |
| Allies | The nation of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side; also, the group of nations that opposed the axis powers |
| Western Front | The region of northern France where the allies and the central powers battled each other |
| Trench Warfare | A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield |
| Eastern Front | The region along the German-Russian border where the Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare | The use of submarines to sink without warning any ship |
| Total War | A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort. |
| Rationing | The limiting the amounts of good people can buy- often imposed by the government during wartime, when goods are in short supply. |
| Propaganda | Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause. |
| Armistice | Its an agreement to stop fighting |
| Woodrow Wilson | He was the president of the United Sates |
| Georges Clemenceau | He was part of the France government |
| David Lloyd George | He was part of the Britain government |
| Fourteen Points | A series of proposals in which U.S president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War !. |
| Self-determinetion | The freedom of the people to decide under what form of government they wish to live. |
| Treaty of Versailles | The peace treaty signed to Germany and the Allied powers after World War ! |
| League of Nations | An international association formed after World War ! with the goal of keeping peace among nations |
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David Parra
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