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Chavez WH 29 Vocab
Ch 29
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | Glorifying was and preparing for it |
| Triple Alliance | secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Kaiser Wilhelm ll | Emperor of Germany |
| Triple entente | Military agreement among Britain, France, and Russia |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's plan for winning the war on two fronts |
| Allies | Great Britain, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary and other nations who fought on their side |
| Trench warfare | Fighting from trenches dug in the battlefield |
| Western front | Region of northern France where much fighting took place |
| Eastern front | Region along German-Russian border where much fighting took place |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare | Using submarines to sink any ship without warning |
| Total war | war in which countries use all their resources for the war |
| Rationing | Control of the amounts and kinds of people can have |
| Propaganda | One-sided information designed to persuade |
| Armistice | Agreement to stop fighting |
| Woodrow Wilson | President who proposed the Fourteen Points and represented the United States at Versailles |
| Georges Clemenceau | France's premier and delegate at Versailles |
| Fourteen points | Plan for a just and lasting peace |
| Self-determination | Allowing people to decide for themselves about what kind government they want |
| Treaty of Versailles | Agreement at the end of World War l between Germany and the Allied Powers |
| League of Nations | International group with the goal of keeping peace among nations |
| Alliances | Agreements to help other countries in a military way |
| Artillery | Large guns, cannons |
| czar | Ruler of Russia |
| Destructive | Causing negative effects, including death and ruin |
| Dissent | Disagreement |
| Great Powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and France |
| Heir | Person who inherits; next in line |
| Intercepted | took or received something intended for someone else |
| Isolate | Set apart; cut off |
| legacy | Results; lasting effects |
| Nationalism | Feeling of attachment to one's nation |
| Rival | One who tries to be better or do better than another |
| Rivalries | Competitions |
| Territorial | Related to territories; related to colonies or other imperialists holdings |
| Trenches | Long, deep holes in the ground dug for protection from enemy fire |
| Unify | Bring together as one |