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WWI Quiz Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Three Emperors’ League | A secret agreement among the emperors of Germany, Austria Hungary, and Russia |
| Black Hand | Serbian Nationalist organization that wanted to unite Bosnia and Herzegovina with Serbia |
| Schlieffen plan | German War plan to take down France before Russia was ready to begin fighting |
| Ultimatum | A final set of demands |
| Mobilization: | Process of calling troops into active service |
| No man’s land | Area between opposing sides trenches that was filled with barbed wire and land mines |
| Treaty of Brest Litovsk | Treaty issued when Russia left the war; Russia loses 25% of land and population |
| Armistice | An end to fighting |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Wilson’s plan to prevent future international tensions |
| Versailles Treaty | Peace Treaty that heavily punished germany and required Germany to take responsibility for the war |
| Reparation | Payment for war damage |
| League of Nations | International Alliance meant to prevent future wars through the communication of world leaders |
| Mandate | Territories administered to the League of Nations but not owned by members. |
| Francis Ferdinand | Heir to the throne of Austria Hungary (His assassination started the war) |
| Gavrilo Princip | Bosnian Revolutionary who murdered Archduke Ferdinand |
| Vladimir Lenin | Russian radical revolutionary during World War I |
| Berlin Conference | Meeting to divide African lands that was held without Africa |
| Protectorate | A country that has its own government but whose policies are directed by an imperial power |
| Colony | possession that an imperial power controls directly |
| Sphere of Influence | A region in which an imperial power claims exclusive investment and trading privileges |