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The Great War

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nationalism Intense loyalty to ones nation or group and promotion of its interests above all others
Ethnic group A minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a country; people who share a common language and traditions
Militarism A buildup of military strength within a country over many years
Alliance system Defense agreements among nations
Balance of power The distribution of power among nations so that no single nation can dominate or interfere with another
U-Boat German submarine in World Wars 1 and 2. A new technology in The Great War used by the Germans to break the Allied Blockade.
Propaganda Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
Revolution A war to overthrow a government
Autocracy Government in which one person has unlimited power
Convoy A group that travels with something , such as a ship, to protect it
Armistice A temporary peace agreement to end fighting
Kaiser Emperor/Absolute Ruler; the leader of Germany from 1871 to 1918
Ration To give out scarce items on a limited basis
Socialist Person who believes a nation's industries should be publicly owned
Pacifist Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
Central Powers of WWI Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
Trench Warfare A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Lusitania A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
Zimmerman Telegram March 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary, addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return, Germany would give back Tex, NM
Fourteen Points A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.
League of Nations an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
Treaty of Versailles Imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded strong reparations from the Germans
Allied Powers (WWI) Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
Mobilization Gathering resources and preparing for war
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